Groovedude Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 In photoshop v7.0, im wondering how would i go about cutting a object out of a real life picture. and make it look reasonable good. im sure you know what i mean. not all jagged and screwed. For example cutting this car out. "BMW" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hypoxiaicon Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 like this? extremly quick job, havent used adobe in ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Saadu Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 use magnatic lasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Groovedude Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 like this? extremly quick job, havent used adobe in ages YES just like that. then make the background transparent. Could you tell me how this is possible ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hypoxiaicon Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 YES just like that. then make the background transparent. Could you tell me how this is possible ? im not too sure, it took 3/4 attemtps to save it with white i dont think its transparent background... but cutting, load up that pic into adobe photoshop 7 and this tool in the pic below.. just experiment.. im no expert at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Monkeh Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Filter>Extract would be the best way to extract anything from a real life picture (IMHO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 futb0l Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 exactly right use extract... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mat987 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 There are many of ways in photoshop you can go about doing that. Yes you can use extract, but sometimes you may not always achieve your desired results. By all means though, try that first. If its not good enough, do as electro suggested and use the polygonal lasso tool. Zoom in and begin clicking around the image. The more time you take the better it will come out. Likewise, the pen tool is very accurate for extractions. It is a little tougher to master but can be well worth it. This is grunt work but can achieve some of the best results. Anyway, after you have the selection made, select the inverse (right click-menu or select menu i believe) and hit delete to delete the background. You should be left with the car on a transparent background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fedorpheux Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 the problem is you can still see some stuff through the windows of the car. if you dont care all that much, just leave it. but if you want to get rid of the stuff in the windows of the car, that could be done. it would just take some time and patience. personally, to fix the windows, i'd just zoom in really close and edit the picture myself. though i am no master at photoshop :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SYBOLD Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 i do it with layer masks, that way you don't kill the original and you can easy correct mistakes i have a tutorials of it on my site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 angleBisector Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 For me, personally, I find it easiest to use the eraser tool. You first need to convert the original "background" image into a layer (click layer, new, layer from background). Then choose the eraser tool from the toolbar. You then select a suitable brush (I made my own for this purpose... reasonably big diameter, slight feathering, 1% spacing). Now carefully "erase" the unwanted parts of the image (You may have to change brushes mid-swing to get it perfect). The car should now have a transparent background. For the car in the screenshot, I used blending options, and added a soft shadow behind the car. This helps to make the edges blend better with the background. :happy: Hope this helps :) angleBicector \|/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 radioboy Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 offtopic... ick, what a way to ruin a nice car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Groovedude
In photoshop v7.0, im wondering how would i go about cutting a object out of a real life picture.
and make it look reasonable good.
im sure you know what i mean. not all jagged and screwed.
For example cutting this car out. "BMW"
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