I need some graphic skillz :(

[danger]

Can anyone point in the direction of some basic graphic editing skillz... I don't really want to be able to do much creative stuff but... erm for example I'd like to be able to do stuff like give my Avatar a transparent background (I think will was the only one who saw my last disasterous attempt) Photoshop5.5 is the only software I have....If anyone could point me to some tutorials or something it would be cool

 

[Moving Target]

Work it out for yourself! (I managed to! And I'm retarded!)

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Delete the white bit and save it as a gif.....

 

[danger]

I'm completely retarded... how exactly do I delete the white bit ?

 

[Rubber Bullets]

Open the image in PS,

choose the magic wand tool, click in the white area. You should see a black and white dotted line all round the white. Hit delete key. Save as gif, not jpeg.

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[S-Gray]

<Guess> Select the white bit and press Delete maybe?</Guess>

 

[caLLous]

Listen to schadenfreude. Ignore SG.

 

[S-Gray]

ah ha, didnt see Schad. post, awww 2mins before me :/

 

[Summo]

Wheeeee

Extract (and SmartExtract) from the Filter menu is the best way to extract part of an image from the background.

 

[Rubber Bullets]

Hey summo, have you seen this?

I got it for christmas. I have only limited PS skills, but it a great book, with some excellent techniques for photo montages. I've always found that I read how a tool works, like dodge, burn and even the pen tool, but have no idea how to put them to use in practice. This is a great book for ideas how, and when, to use all that stuff, and more.

Course the guy is a Mac user, but it would be unfair to hold that against him

s

 

[Summo]

schadenfreude, you are practically me. Thanks for the pointer.

 

[Rubber Bullets]

np mate enjoy.

BTW that link is to the best place I have found for buying PC books online. Next day delivery every time so far. And well packed. ( I hate books in bad condition)

s

 

[danger]

Re: Wheeeee

Originally posted by Summo

Extract (and SmartExtract) from the Filter menu is the best way to extract part of an image from the background.

heh u da man

 

[caLLous]

Heh, I just knew that as soon as Summo saw this thread he'd transparentise the avatar himself.

 

[Moving Target]

Re: Re: Wheeeee

Originally posted by ^Danger



heh u da man

I take it you don't want it now?