PhotoShop Masking-PS7

JTM · 07-05-2006, 09:55 PM

Hi,
I'm new to the whole Photoshop and I need some help. I am trying to edit a section out of a picture, to make a signature for a website etc. Know I make a mask around the image and then I select subtract from image to fine tooth the mask around where I want the mask to be. I understand you have to click and expand the box or whatever shape mask you want to subtract from the image, but is there a quicker way, say a constant subtract from mask square? I know they have this tool in Corel Photopaint 6 etc. where the square mask tool was constant and you could just drag it along to make a perfect mask around the picture. Is there anyway to do this in Photoshop, or even easier ways?
Thanks,
-JTM

csi1189 · 07-06-2006, 03:22 AM

I use photoshop fairly regularly, but I honestly don't know very much at all about masks, although it seem slike this is the way you would go about doing it..

JTM · 07-06-2006, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csi1189

I use photoshop fairly regularly, but I honestly don't know very much at all about masks, although it seem slike this is the way you would go about doing it..

There must be another way, the way I am doing it takes forever. Corel PhotoPaint had it all done right.

Starman* · 07-06-2006, 06:12 AM

I use both Photopaint and Photoshop. I can't understand from your description what you are trying to do, in particular what you are trying to draw the mask around. Can you give a better description of that, omitting any detail about mask drawing techniques, which is confusing? Are you talking about a purely rectangular mask?

In your post I have no clue to what "then I select subtract from image to fine tooth the mask around where I want the mask to be" means.

Starman*

computerhakk · 07-06-2006, 10:22 AM

Are you trying to remove something from the background or remove the background from something?

If you don't mind, post screenshots of what you are trying to do, like when you mask the image and post it here. It'll be easier to understand and asist you.

mrjack · 07-06-2006, 11:07 AM

It sounds almost like you want to save the selection so that you can easily get the exact same selection later. But that's just how understood it.

If that's the case then just click on Selection after making a selection. Then Save Selection and name it and voila! Later on just load it by clicking on Selection and then Load Selection.

07-05-2006, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
JTM Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: America Age: 18 Posts: 172	PhotoShop Masking-PS7 Hi, I'm new to the whole Photoshop and I need some help. I am trying to edit a section out of a picture, to make a signature for a website etc. Know I make a mask around the image and then I select subtract from image to fine tooth the mask around where I want the mask to be. I understand you have to click and expand the box or whatever shape mask you want to subtract from the image, but is there a quicker way, say a constant subtract from mask square? I know they have this tool in Corel Photopaint 6 etc. where the square mask tool was constant and you could just drag it along to make a perfect mask around the picture. Is there anyway to do this in Photoshop, or even easier ways? Thanks, -JTM

07-06-2006, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	Are you trying to remove something from the background or remove the background from something? If you don't mind, post screenshots of what you are trying to do, like when you mask the image and post it here. It'll be easier to understand and asist you. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,372	It sounds almost like you want to save the selection so that you can easily get the exact same selection later. But that's just how understood it. If that's the case then just click on Selection after making a selection. Then Save Selection and name it and voila! Later on just load it by clicking on Selection and then Load Selection. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

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07-06-2006, 03:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
csi1189 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 18 Posts: 86	I use photoshop fairly regularly, but I honestly don't know very much at all about masks, although it seem slike this is the way you would go about doing it..

07-06-2006, 06:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Starman* Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 441	I use both Photopaint and Photoshop. I can't understand from your description what you are trying to do, in particular what you are trying to draw the mask around. Can you give a better description of that, omitting any detail about mask drawing techniques, which is confusing? Are you talking about a purely rectangular mask? In your post I have no clue to what "then I select subtract from image to fine tooth the mask around where I want the mask to be" means. Starman*