"blending" layers

[qwikxr]

What I'm trying to do is, say...
Layer1 is worked
Layer2, I just want a certain section of it (say, an elliptical), so I lasso it, and crop it, but it gives me the lasso, but a rectangular area around it, as well, in black..

What I want to do is transparent the black unwanted area, the fade or "blend" the edges of the elliptical, so that they fade to transparent, and move it onto layer1..

Or am I making it harder than it really is..

This is a guess as to how you guys are making cool blended sigs and pictures..

TIA

 

[42Steps]

Take a couple screenshots of what you have right now, preferably one with both layers visible, then one of each layer by itself....

Its kinda hard to understand what you mean when you talk about the second layer....

 

[Genuine Rolla]

Take a couple screenshots of what you have right now, preferably one with both layers visible, then one of each layer by itself....

Its kinda hard to understand what you mean when you talk about the second layer....

 

[itsmycookie]

i;m completely lost in what you;re trying to say.

 

[qwikxr]

CLICK HERE pardon the B&W sreen capture.. Had the wrong setting..

Also, its a link, as I run 1600x1200 resolution, and the shot is huge..

 

[radarblips]

This is a guess as to how you guys are making cool blended sigs and pictures..

http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=47974

Try this man. If you're doing this for a sig you definitely want to start with something a lot smaller, unless you want to do some crazy resizing

 

[itsmycookie]

CLICK HERE pardon the B&W sreen capture.. Had the wrong setting..

Also, its a link, as I run 1600x1200 resolution, and the shot is huge..

firstly that isn;t two layers thats two seperate windows to you;ll need to take the arrow tool and drag that selection over to the other picture.then to blend it you can lower the opactiy setting of it and/or use the eraser set on 0% hardness and soften up the edges of it.

Try this man. If you're doing this for a sig you definitely want to start with something a lot smaller, unless you want to do some crazy resizing

big pix are better, you just zoom out and resize them. its easy.

 

[qwikxr]

Thanks, radar and cookie..
Yah, i figured out yesterday, to drag it over to make layers, but it dragged over the entire rectangle, not just what was in the elliptical...

I'll give the eraser a go, this evening..
Thanks again, friends!

 

[qwikxr]

So, I followed the tutorial radarblips linked me to... Im struggling with the eraser tool and setting it to 99 with fully feathered setting.. Only thing I can find is to determine what type of eraser I want...
Where am I missing the settings portion? At the top, it says BRUSH size, but nothing for eraser..

 

[itsmycookie]

the eraser has a brush size/shape. if you just press E it should switch to the eraser. you;re not missing anything.

 

[qwikxr]

this sig is the outcome of my first real attempt and doing anything graphic....
That's what I've been working on in this thread..

 

[qwikxr]

Well, I couldnt find an eraser brush shape that would do the edges correctly.. And "feather", well, I couldnt even find that option..! hehehe...

Jezek mentioned the font is weak.. well, I know, but my font selection is minimal, at best!.. Need to go searching for good fonts.. Maybe I'll stumble across some PS skills, while I'm looking! hehe

 

[itsmycookie]

when in photoshop press F1 it will take you to a help file. there you can search for things you are trying to do, such as feather. feather isn;t a tool its softening the edges of a pic. when you have the hardness turned down thats considered a feathered brush.

for fonts go to
www.dafont.com/

 

[qwikxr]

Thank you. will def. follow your advice.