I placed them in first as the base layer for the banner.
Using the original logo I layer it on top
Used an Erasing tool that only works on the one layer not the entire project. That allowed me to get the image from behind in on the logo I wanted… I did the exact same thing with this Bolt One
The only real problems I’ve had with the process are
Making Sure the Picture used in the background is positioned and aligned correctly
Trying to find the correct/perfect picture to take the place of background
Finding the Correct colour for the foreground picture (Bolt and Second Up one) so that they don’t clash.
But thanks rachelcakes1985 for the comments… and the Pun too!
I like your ‘cutout’ signatures, Captain Pan. Regarding your problems erasing the layers, maybe you’d like to try the Quick Selection Tool?
I used to erase the top layer bit by bit too until I found out this tool, then now I just do a rough selection (never mind if some bits of the portion you want to delete are still there) of the bit that I want, copy it, paste it in a new layer, delete the old layer, then use the eraser to ‘dab away’ at the unwanted remnants.
Hope you got my explanation. I’m a relative Photoshop noob too, but I learn every day.
That Cars one is cool, but I have to say that the Bolt one is your best yet, Captain Pan! It really stands out and is very clear, and I think it’s the neatest one yet. You’ve got some really original ideas!
Think its about time I say thank you and reply to your comments…
The Star Swordsman, lennonluvr9 thank you for your comments… Hopefully I’ll move on from this little start with some more clean and just as good images!
lizardgirl I agree with the Idea that my Bolt ones are the best I’ve done so far!
I just don’t like the fact I’m having problems ensuring the erasing is perfectly clean! And that could be mainly down to the fact I’m using a programme called “Gimp2” to do it and I’m not using a mouse as such but the mousepad on my laptop! But thedriveintheatre thank you for your advice never-less!
bright dot-dasher Thanks for the comments… I really thought the Up ones were good… but then My Bolt one was miles better… Maybe more of Disney’s latest Superstar are to come…
I would say not really… But then I would be lying as I did one for my Girlfriend…
and saying that I’ve just done an Incredibles one… Inspired by someones Avatar and Signature I may add
Ok… its not perfect but Its still a Step forward from where I was originally!
Oh my gosh! You use the mousepad? Maybe it’s time to invest a mouse. They’re really not expensive, you can get a decent one for a couple tens of bucks.
Anyway, like your new Heroes sig. Personally, I don’t mind that the title is obscure, that way it is more of an in-joke that only fans will ‘read’ and ‘get’. But again, unless it was intentional, I’d rather have the borders around the characters erased out so that they blend seamlessly with the background title, rather than having ‘fuzzy edges’ sticking out.
Great idea though!
Oh, and I love your Lion King/iPod avatar mash-up. That was cool. How’d you get the silhouette with the iPod earphones included?
Yeah I know thedriveintheatre its weird I know… although I feel more comfortable using the mouse pad than I do using a mouse… But I really should invest in both a Mouse and a Graphic Tablet… but then I’d still get the problems I do now if I was using a mouse (i.e. The Fuzzy Edges) and My sketch lines when I draw normally will ruin what I’d create using the Graphic tablet!
Thanks to all your comments on the Heroes Incredibles signature. I see where your coming from lennonluvr9 in having it in the front would and could make the connotations and symbolisms I’ve linked easier to read. But as thedriveintheatre has said by having it obscured by the Family it makes more for a tongue in cheek opportunity.
Yet again though… I’m not 100% happy with it… I thought the sizing was incorrect but thedriveintheatre has pointed out another problem which I’m going to have to sort out… eventually…
The Star Swordsman Why I’m happy your favorite… Whilst watching Heroes earlier in the week and being on here your signature and comment on the last set of pictures provided the inspiration.
The Lion King/iPod Avatar was taken from a friend on another forum, and I have no idea where she got it from…So I can’t and will not take the credit for the coolness of it…
Well in the last 24 hours I have earnt myself a new Nickname on my other Disney related Fourm…
I’ve become known on that forum as the champion of Pixar, upping its popularity, constantly coming up with new information (Majority of which comes from here) and correcting someone when they miss quote Chicken Little and Meet the Robinsons as Pixar… When it is quite clearly Walt Disney Animation Studios…
Come on Meet the Robinsons includes the Walt Disney Quote
… and as a result I was given the nickname of
Captain Pixar which I thought was pretty cool… if not Cooler than my other nickname of Captain Pain
So I came up with this…
its nothing flashy or anything… But then I think it does what it says on the tin…
The Star Swordsman Thanks that gives me a shedload of confidence! Maybe I’ll get producing more when I go on Easter Break from Uni in a Week!
Maybe it’s time to invest a mouse. They’re really not expensive, you can get a decent one for a couple tens of bucks.
