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I finally made the leap to Photoshop. But I'm having problems with the eraser tool. If I've cut out an image, how do I replace parts of the image I've accidently erased? With Paintshop Pro all I have to do is right click while using the eraser tool... and Wah Lah... the image unerases the areas you drag it over.
btw... I'm gonna have lots of questions:goof:
If you want to unerase what you just erased by mistake... you can always use the "history" and go back to where you want it to be... let me know if that helps you.
I just want to unerase small parts... bring back little parts... like if I accidently erased a finger.
I'm sorry but you can't... the history goes in order... if you go back till you have the finger back... it'll still also erase everything you erased after that finger :( You can't just unerase some parts :( you have to follow the history
Not sure if i made myself clear :(
Well, that is really inflexible!
So if I cut out an image with the magnetic lasso, there is no way to replace the null part of the image with the what used to be there? It is sooo easy with PSP... you can be sloppy when you trace around an image and just go back and unerase parts that were accidently cut.
So whatdo you do if you use the magnetic lasso and you just about finished tracing a big complicated image and it chops off a piece of the image?
Is there an easier more reliable way to cleanly remove the background?
It's all about layers baby.
Lasso what you want to keep with your complicated little lasso, then create a new layer from that selection (New layer -> via cut or copy).
This leaves the original pic in-tact and you can just cut/paste/move additional portions.
That's an off the top suggestion, but I think there's also an option to use a brush/eraser to pull info from another layer....
Jeff
yeah that's what i would suggest: duplicate the layer you're gonna work with... so if you makle a mistake, just go back to the original one, copy the section you erased and paste it into your duplicated one.
Guys,
Does Photoshop have a "cloning" tool? Where you can open two images and trace one as it appears in the second image?
It's been a saviour for me trying to cut models and things out of backgrounds. But since Lee uses Photoshop and I use Paintshop it's doesn't make for an easy work environment LMAOPIP So if photo CAN do it, that's 3/4 of my reason to switch over covered. LOL
LMK
Thanks,
Gary-Alan
It sounds like I'll be sticking with PSP for cutting out images... it's too bad Photoshop can't do this easily... the magnetic lasso works so well, but I can never trace an image perfectly, hence the amputation of body parts.
I use the background eraser tools to get rid of unwanted photo parts. then use selection, copy merged, then paste over what ever image you need it for.. if you make mistakes here, it's easily taken care of with the eraser tool once again.. The Magic Lasso in PS is a bitch to use.. :crybaby:
Note:*too get a 3D look to your selected image you can do layer options and go all out with a beveled look, even highlight the outter edges. COOL IMO...:bow:
Ok... the background eraser sucks, too! Maybe I'm just an uncoordinated slob or PSP is just plain better for cutting out images! This is soooo frustrating! There HAS to be a simple way to put back parts of the image that were accidently removed!
I never said it would be easy to use. with a little patients any thing is possible in PS. You can resize the brushes for erasing, do a one click background removal and other cool things.
Lasso the image and do select, copy merged and place into image and erase away...of course if you use the Magic Lasso it will cut into darker areas as if this isn't part of the photo (I think that is what you are reffering to). Use the Lasso Tool that you trace the desired image with. Don't forget the Variations and Color Adjusting so your images are in color and contrast with each other.. Layering Images in the correct order and erasing background is a time consuming process. BUT..it's well worth it... I usually set aside one whole day for creating front splash, tours, and content area graphics for one site.
I have paint shop pro 6 and I use it for batch conversion of images but it's not my favorite image editing software..
:fracais:
I appreciate all of the tips and I apologize for my frustration. But you know how it is when you start to use a new piece of software. I'm cutting out an image right now in PSP7 :goof: (never use PSP8... very buggy and unstable). I'm gonna have to ease into Photoshop... it really is a different way to work.
If you can get a copy of PSP7, try cutting out an image with the smart edge lasso. I use 2 or 3 px for feathering and then I go back around the image with the eraser at 11px, opacity 20, hardness 0, density 100 and I feather out the image some more. When you get to a part that was accidently erased, right click the mouse while using the eraser and the image comes back from oblivion! Easy!
** Note to Adobe... implement this in the next update and I will love you!
I've found the easiest way to do that is to approximate the cut out with the lassoo, then zoom in with a small eraser and get rid of the excess parts I don't want.
hey Xstr8guy :)
From what you explained in your primary post, it sounds like you wanna make a layer mask.
- Open the image you want to edit in ps
- Double click the thumbnail image in the layers window to unlock the layer from the document
- Select the image layer by clicking on it [the row should turn navy blue]
- Click on the 'add layer mask' icon in the taskbar on the bottom of the layers window [that should add a white layer with alittle 'attched' icon next to the image layer, and the colors on the palette should have changed to white and black; don't change these]
- Now click on the brush tool and select a brush to edit with [the 'hard round 19 pixels' brush is best to start with if unsure]
- Making sure the foreground color is black and background color is white, start the editing of your image [it should act like an eraser tool]
:::::::::now comes the neat part::::::::: :groovy:
- If you are needing to 'put back' some of the image, then switch the colors on your palette by pressing 'x' on the keyboard [white should now be the foreground color and black the background color] and edit away! the image recovers like magic... heheh
-When you are happy with the way the edit has turned out, make sure you apply the layer mask by right clicking on the layer mask and selecting 'apply layer mask'[you can use the image as is with the layer mask attached, but then you run the risk of accidentally loosing it ;)].
I hope this is of some help to you, if you need anymore help with it or don't understand something i have written then either reply here email me or hit me up on icq 117-012-009, i'll be happy to help you further :grin:
You can "un-erase" using the eraser, just hold down the alt(pc)/option(mac) key while using the eraser.
This takes the image back to the state when it was OPENED. So if you had applied filters/shapening, color correction, it may not work 100%. Pretty simple.
Jeff
WHEEEEE! Thank you!!!!!
BentBoy is right though, layers are definitely the way to go :-)