Smudge Tool! In Photoshop 7

[Twist3r]

i have been reading tutorials and they all say for making good blood u use the smudge tool i cannot find this damn tool!!! im using photo shop 7, i went into help and it just had a picture of the smudge tool icon and how to use it but i still cant find that icon :angry: :angry: can some one help me :blink:

[pol]

it should be hiding underneath the 'blur' tool :smilie4:

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/smudge.gif

[Twist3r]

thanks man :D :D :D

[pol]

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/noworries.gif

:P


search google for 'fosi' and get the 'Eye Candy 4000' and 'Xenofex' plugins - loads of good filters like 'drip' etc, saves time 'smudging' :D

[h1]

Originally posted by pol@15 March 2004 - 23:15
search google for 'fosi' and get the 'Eye Candy 4000' and 'Xenofex' plugins - loads of good filters like 'drip' etc, saves time 'smudging' :D
:lol: Laziness at its pinnacle. :D

[Twist3r]

YES!!! that plug in is awsome it makes awsome blood, thanks agan man :D :D

[Twist3r]

ahh i have another photoshop problem how do i copy a whole image and paste it on anthother, because when i try to do that now it just copies the layer i have selected :blink: :huh:

[pol]

Originally posted by haxor41789+16 March 2004 - 05:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (haxor41789 &#064; 16 March 2004 - 05:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-pol@15 March 2004 - 23:15
search google for &#39;fosi&#39; and get the &#39;Eye Candy 4000&#39; and &#39;Xenofex&#39; plugins - loads of good filters like &#39;drip&#39; etc, saves time &#39;smudging&#39; :D
:lol: Laziness at its pinnacle. :D[/b][/quote]
:o

i prefer &#39;user friendly&#39; :D



ahh i have another photoshop problem how do i copy a whole image and paste it on anthother, because when i try to do that now it just copies the layer i have selected

you can either &#39;flatten&#39; or &#39;merge visible&#39; in the &#39;layer&#39; menu -

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/flat.gif

or if you dont need the full pic, just link the layers you want and &#39;merge linked&#39; -

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/merge.gif

then you can just drag and drop the layer/pic on to the new one. there are other ways but these are the easiest/laziest :P

and remember to &#39;undo&#39; the merging/flattening on the original pic before you save so you&#39;ll still have all the layers :smilie4:

[Twist3r]

thanks agan&#33;&#33;&#33; :D :D

[uNz[i]]

Originally posted by pol@17 March 2004 - 12:44
...then you can just drag and drop the layer/pic on to the new one. there are other ways but these are the easiest/laziest :P

and remember to &#39;undo&#39; the merging/flattening on the original pic before you save so you&#39;ll still have all the layers :smilie4:
I found a lazier way. :D

Image menu> Duplicate... - and give the copy a name.
If required, Ctrl+Shift+E to merge all visible layers of the copy.
Crtl+C to copy & Ctrl+V to paste into another image.


I&#39;ve found it to be good practice to make a duplicate image of anything I want to temporarily modify, like flattening and unflattening layers.
It eliminates the need to undo any changes before saving (handy if you get lots of distractions and forget what you were doing), and you can just bin the copy when you&#39;re done.
That way you dont risk the loss of all your hard work on the original.

I speak from bitter experience here. <_<


pol, while we&#39;re on topics Photoshoppy, I have a question for you . :)

That screenshot you made of the tool pallette with the fly-out menu showing (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=104837&view=findpost&p=929160).
I&#39;ve tried that in the past with alt+Print Screen and all I get is just the fly-out menu, without the tool pallette.

How did you do that? Was it done in just the one shot, or did you have to combine 2 images? :huh:

[pol]

sorry uNz[i], i missed this

i just took a full screenshot, without the alt key, then cropped it to the height and max width, then used the rectangular marquee to select the parts above and below the pop-out and deleted those back to the transparent bottom layer.

the &#39;duplicate&#39; image is a good idea, tho&#39; i still prefer to just drag&drop from the layer palette once they&#39;re linked+merged, rather than copy/paste

[uNz[i]]

*slaps forehead*
Ahh.. of course&#33; I should have realised thats how it&#39;s done. Thanks&#33; :D

Good work reminding me about linking layers too. B)
I learned the technique during an Adobe course a couple of years ago, but had forgotten all about it.

:beerchug: