Topic: Photoshop elements ? (Page 1 of 1)

Hi there newbie here

How can I delete something from a pic and add another image on it?

I`m not an elements user, so I`m going to assume the same basic tools. If I mention a tool you don`t have, let me know and we`ll adjust.

Add the new pic to a new Layer.
Copy the original pic to a new Layer above the new pic.
Make a selection of the area(s) you wish to save.
Add a Layer Mask the selected area. (does Elements use masks?)
The new stuff should show up in the Masked area(s).

That`s the quick and sleazy way it would work in PS 7. Does that help ?

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How about you start over, with a *lot* more details? Perhaps post the image in question and detail exactly what it is you want to accomplish, and what it is that you have tried so far.

The more detail you give about your problem, the more likely you are to get a helpful response...

HI DL-44

I'm trying to erase some writing on a picture that my friend gave me and add my own writing in that pic? how do I go about doing that?

Not to sure I should apologies for budding in ....

Depending on the size of writing - if it is just small stuff you can use the clone stamp.
Ideally you add a new layer and click on "use all layers" and with the new layer active clone out the
writing. This way you can correct the little or big mistakes you make.

Check out this site http://www.arraich.com/elements/ref2/aatoolbar2.htm and look for the
Clone stamp and if you are not familiar with layers check out this http://www.arraich.com/elements/ref/palette_layers.htm

Like always there are many different ways to do things and this is just another option.

sib

HI SIB

Is it cool if I ask you to show me? can I email you the pic

How to go about doing such a thing depend on a ton of variables - most notably involving what type of image it is, where in the image the text is located, how complex the image is...

If the text is a solid color, over a solid color background, this is very simple (take a look at the 'magic wand' tool, or simply use the paint brush - check the help files!). If it is shaded text covering a detailed photograph, or an area that will be difficult to fill in/recreate the area behind the text, it can be quite difficult. As Sib mentioned, the Clone tool can be pretty handy for filling in a textured background over the area of text.

Unfortunately, like most things, there is no 'magic button' that will simply recreate an area of a photo after you remove an object, or to remove the object in the first place.

So again - if you can give more detail, and preferably post the photo, it will be much easier to help you.

I have a Mac and iPhoto 6 (part of the iLife suite), so my needs from
Photoshop Elements are minimal. Some things that iPhoto has that
Photoshop Elements doesn't have are true "Exposure" and "Color
Temperture" controls. These work just as exposure on a camera works and
the Temperature has a warmer-cooler type of control. The Exposure
Controls work much better than the Brightness and Contrast control which
tend to affect each other. The Temperature Control gives one control
correction for skylight or flash or other errors in color temperature
and avoids the messy tweaking of three different tint controls.

Where Photoshop Elements excels is with its Shadows/Highlights control
which Lighten Shadows and Darken Highlights and the Rubber Stamp which
removes telephone poles, wires, etc. These are the most used controls I
use in Photoshop Elements. For more on the subject visit me at:
(Edit TP: Url removed. Reaked of spam) . May be I'll gonna help you better.


The new editing features in Photoshop Elements 4 are the magic selection
brush, enhanced retouching, skin tone correction, and enhanced
background selection and editing or removal. I find these features
valuable to me, some may not.

(Edited by Tyberius Prime on 04-24-2007 18:14)

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(Edited by Tao on 04-24-2007 17:45)

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(Edited by poi on 04-25-2007 09:34)