How to use Layers
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The document describes how to use layers in Photoshop to combine multiple images. First, the author opened two scanned images side by side in Photoshop. Then, using the magnetic lasso tool with a 4px feather, the author outlined an object in one image to cut it out. This created a marching ants border around the selection. Finally, the author used the move tool to drag the selected object to the second image and the free transform tool to scale, rotate, and position it, combining the images in a single layered file.
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How to use Layers
- 1. How to use Layers Stephen Heywood
- 2. Firstly I opened Photoshop and accessed the two images I scanned. I arranged these images so they were both visible side by side. My next step was to set the ‘feathers’ tool to 4px to soften the edges when using the ‘magnetic lasso’ tool.
- 3. This was used to outline and cut the area on the image so only the object I wanted was used. After I highlighted the object I wanted using the ‘magnetic lasso’, the area would then be identified by ‘marching ants’.
- 4. The marching ants effect is an animation technique often found in selection tools. It helps to distinguish the selected border from the image background by animating the border. The border is dashed line where the dashes seem to walk slowly.
- 5. I then used the ‘move tool’ to drag the object onto my second image. I then used the ‘free transform’ to rotate, scale up or down and to move around. My final image involves three images involved in one end product. I edited the bottom left image in the photo to make the crowd look faceless. I then cropped to make it look smart and professional.