photoshop help please...

[krome]

How do I copy a background image to make it show up behind the person in the pic.... sorta like doing a CD cover??? :unsure:


:helpsmili

[orcutt989]

Haha.

I.
1. Cut out around person you want to paste on backdrop with the lasso tool, ctrl+C them into your clipboard.

II.
1. Open up backdrop
2. Paste the person onto the backdrop, and adjust position.





http://doublesmusic.com/other/Jimmy/help/one.gif PLUS http://doublesmusic.com/other/Jimmy/help/two.gif




EQUALS







http://doublesmusic.com/other/Jimmy/help/final.gif




IS THIS WHAT YOU MEAN??

[krome]

IS THIS WHAT YOU MEAN?? ya man... thanx

[Filliz]

If the contrast between the person and the background he's on is big enough,you're better off with the magic eraser.
Saves you a lot of time and trouble.
The edge around the person will be cleaner too that way.

[orcutt989]

Or you could just feather the selection, but yeap whatever you want. Rock out.



EDIT: Feliz, that is some pretty dirty water you are in.

[krome]

im new to photoshop sorry but where is the backdrop??

im using photopshop cs :blushing:

[Filliz]

EDIT: Feliz, that is some pretty dirty water you are in.

Yeah,I should stop eating my diner in it every night,while my mom washes me hair. :blushing:

[Filliz]

Im not sure what the backdrop is 'cause i'm using a Dutch version of CS.
What's the tool for?

[orcutt989]

Backdrop too? Hmm, I dont believe I am familiar with that..

[krome]

II.
1. Open up backdrop
2. Paste the person onto the backdrop, and adjust position.
what u meant here?

[Filliz]

With backdrop he means the background you want to place the person on.

To drag the person on the background of your choice,use the tool that I marked with a red cirkel:
-Click and hold the picture and drag it on to the background picture.

http://premium.uploadit.org/Filliz/redcirkel.gif

After you did this,you can use the same tool to resize,and adjust the position of the person you placed on the background.

[digmen1]

I'm learning this too.

Where do layers come into this ?

Would you paste the image of the person on to a new layer ? and would you keep the background as a background layer so that you can edit it later ?

Regards

Digby

[Filliz]

You don't paste but drag and drop the person on the background layer.
The picture of the person is a layer on it's own.
So now you have two layers.
The background layer is partially locked though.