2008-09-25, 06:51 | Link #1082 |
C.C, Matsuri and Horo,
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Finland
Age: 34
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Is there a way to make a selected area more transparent, such as the background will glow through the selected area a little, in a sense, make the selected area more shady/trasparent?
Since I have the background as picture from water, I'd like my character to sort of sink into the water, just a little tho(the edges of the character for example). I'm using photoshop btw
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2008-09-25, 08:38 | Link #1088 |
sleepyhead
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
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How does the layer mask work?
To create a layer mask, select the layer you wish to add it to, then click the layer mask icon (rectangle with circle) at the bottom of the layer pallet.
The little image next to each layer isn't just for fancy decoration. It shows what channel of the layer is selected (sort of). When you add a layer mask you get another image. Now the two (the layer and the mask) are like a switch. If you look closely the one that's selected has a border around it. The layer mask itself is not black & white, it's grayscape. Each pixels visibility (transparency) on the image on the layer (you added the mask to) is determined by the shade of gray the pixel in the layer maks has. Of course you have the absolutes black (0% opacity) and white (completly visible) but they are still gray in a way. The mask layer is usually hiden just because it's easier to do stuff in a what you see is what you get kind of way, but it's there. You can think of the little images in the layer as sub layers. If you really want to change the main view to the mask just alt click it's picture in the layer (alt click again to switch back). To get partial transparency, select the layer mask and brush with black/white with transparency set on the brush. Directed @ whiter (pm conversation)
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2008-09-25, 09:05 | Link #1089 | |
C.C, Matsuri and Horo,
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Finland
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2008-09-25, 09:31 | Link #1090 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Portugal, Lisbon
Age: 32
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oh and the light effect *can't explain it better* on them... someone said something about patterns and gradients *which I have loads really* but... that particular effect used on the pic *oh yeah, the bg I know how to do it... I was only speaking about the render... and btw.. I'm a she x')* is shiny like some light... is it like applying gradient --> change the saturation and contrast ?
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2008-09-26, 09:20 | Link #1093 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Nope. That thing is for you to tweak and adjust. If you want a specific color, you might be better off adding a color overlay to the layer, and set the color overlay to overlay or whatever suits your needs.
edit: found this Quote:
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2008-10-04, 10:41 | Link #1096 |
sleepyhead
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
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Working with Photoshop CS3
It appears some people don't seem to understand Neaco's tutorial on working with CS3.
I'll just write this one in the hope of clearing up any missunderstanding.
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2008-10-06, 04:02 | Link #1100 | |
Busy busy busy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Slovenia
Age: 36
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