Re: Adobe Photoshop - Images

["Henry J. Wicko II" <henry -dot- wicko -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Strike that... Zen.  Jessh.  Time for bed...

Henry


On 8/22/07, Henry J. Wicko II <henry -dot- wicko -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Raj,
>
> (From CS3)
>
> Try the following:
>
> 1.  Open your image in PS
> 2.  Create a new layer
> 3.  Click the new layer so it is active (where the path will go)
> 4.  Select your Ellipse tool; click the Paths icon in the upper left
> corner of the Paths toolbar (hovering icon shows Paths)
> 5.  Draw your path on the active layer
> 6.  Click the Paths tab (next to layers)
> 7.  Alt click the path layer just created; marching ants have their fun :)
> 8.  Edit > Stroke > Apply settings;  Ctrl +Z to erase the setting and
> reapply if needed.
> 9.  Crtl + D to deselect
> 10.  Select the Move Tool.
> 11.  Right click the layer with the stoked path; choose Create Clipping
> Mask.
> 12.  Edit > Transform > Move/Distort/Adjust as needed; click Enter to set
> the circle
> 13.  Delete the path layer if it shows in the image.
> 14.  Save the psd file appropriately.
> 15.  Repeat as necessary and Free Transform to adjust the circle if
> needed.
>
> Jazz up the circle layer with blending options as always.  My psd is
> attached.
>
> (This seems very messy for such a simple task, but it works and the circle
> is editable in shape, not stroke at this point)
>
> Henry
>
>
>
> On 8/22/07, Zen C <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Henry,
> >
> > Thank you for the quick reply. I tried it out but it doesn't work. I am
> > attaching the tool bar I worked with, tried all the buttons. It kind of
> > draws some gray outline but disappears. The tool buttons on the right hand
> > side don't let me send the layer backward, meaning to have the outline look.
> >
> >
> > Zen
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/22/07, Henry J. Wicko II <henry -dot- wicko -at- gmail -dot- com > wrote:
> > >
> > > Zen,
> > >
> > > PS is not in front of me, but off the top of my head in the top part
> > > of the PS, with the shape tool selected, there are a set of icons that
> > > appear to customize the shape.  (I can't describe them but I think the icon
> > > you seek is towards the left part of the toolbar).  One of the icons removes
> > > the fill of the shape and keeps the stroke.  It might take a bit of trial
> > > and error drawing your shapes to find the right setting, but your answer may
> > > lie there.
> > >
> > > Henry
> > >
> > >  On 8/22/07, Zen C < zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have a question on Photoshop. I am trying to highlight a change in
> > > > a
> > > > screen (yup this is related with the release notes) and want to
> > > > outline it
> > > > with a circle (outline a changed field with a circle). How would I
> > > > do that
> > > > in Photoshop?
> > > >
> > > > I used the shape tool buttons and could not get rid of the fill
> > > > color and
> > > > then tried switching to Image Ready and sending to back as the help
> > > > file
> > > > explains, but doesn't work for me.
> > > >
> > > > I also tried clicking Edit>Stroke, cos I read it somewhere online,
> > > > but it is
> > > > grayed out.
> > > >
> > > > Help please.
> > > >
> > > > Zen
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