Any tut on this?

[Sonia]

Hi folks!

I'd like this kind of effect
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=12867

for some of my landscapes. I might be able to work out how to achieve it, but if there's a tutorial anywhere it'd sure speed things up :)

Love to all
Sonia

[Wendy]

Hi ...

There was something on the forum about it ... but I can't find it now :(

Basically all you do is open an image then use the rectangular marquee to make the rectangular shape and do Edit>Copy then Edit>Paste. (That puts the rectangle on its own layer)

Click back on your main image and do the second one in the same way ... and then the third one.

Apply a layer style to the three new layers ... one of the bevels.

Then create a new layer just above the background layer ... use the rectangular marquee to make the top and bottom green rectangles and fill them with the colour of your xchoice :)

Wendy

[cats4jan]

Wendy -

I think I can move one step away from "beginner" -

when I looked at that photo - I figured out how to do it - EXACTLY the way your described.

When I look at the creations on this site, I now often can see how they were accomplished. I'm amazed at myself. LOL

I think I'll go try and duplicate that photo effect.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mDND1r85uAoyWPofIK0JfGtyUda1_thumb.gif (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mDND1r85uAoyWPofIK0JfGtyUda1)

Can't seem to get as much definition of the layers - I'm not good with shadows. And besides, I don't think this photo is the best for this project.

But, I got this far, so I'm satisified for now.

Janice
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[Cmcburnett]

Janice, glad your having a good time w/Elements. I really like the effect.

[hukari]

when I looked at that photo - I figured out how to do it - EXACTLY the way your described.

When I look at the creations on this site, I now often can see how they were accomplished.

Isn't that an accomplishment?? You have good reason to be proud of yourself!:p:):D

[cats4jan]

Thanks

I am having a lot of fun with Elements - and the best of all? When I make a mistake, I can actually go back - fix the error - and duplicate what I've done. Used to be, I'd get a cool effect - and then have no ability to do it again. LOL

However, the more you play - the more you realize how much there is to learn.

I'll probably be on here all day - it's snowing and cold - and I'm avoiding all that "winter stuff."

Janice
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[Wendy]

Hi Janice ...

Oh that is just great ... its a wonderful moment when you look at something and can actually see how to do it.

Its one of those turning points that you get in Elements ...

Wendy :)

[Sonia]

Wendy,

oh easy peasy! it always is after you point out how to do it! Janice is far smarter than me, she didn't have to scratch her head over it as I did! A pity I've so little time to spend on PSE, but I keep plodding on with courage - even little goes a long way with my family :)

Cheers all,
Sonia

[Wendy]

Hi Sonia ...

Glad that it helped :)

Do let us see your image when you have done it ...

Wendy

[Medic1210]

I did one of a photo I took last year to see if I could figure it out. I guess I should have read a little further down the thread. Anyway, it was pretty easy to figure out. The way I did it (there may be an easier way) was take my image and duplicate it. Then I made a rectangular selection horizontally to select the area I wanted to show up as the "small" image. Inverted this selection and pressed delete. Created new layer and moved it below this selected/deleted part and flood filled it to create the background. Now, for my individual selections, I copied the full size photo layer two more times for a total of three separate full size photo layers. I made a vertical rectangular selection, moved it to where I wanted it, inverted and deleted. Went to the next layer up, inverted that selection again and moved it to where I wanted the next one to be, inverted and deleted. Moved to the third and final layer, inverted selection back, moved it again, inverted and deleted. This left me with three vertical cutouts of the large image. Go to each layer and select the cutout. Apply a bevel layer style to your liking, adding drop shadow to your liking and copy this layer style to each of the three cutouts you made. Voila'. Took me less than 5 minutes.

Edit: I should have read Wendy's response above... Her copy/paste tip for the vertical selections was much easier than the way I did it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/Medic1210/04-2005MBSunrise37copy.jpg

[cats4jan]

Mike - those stills of the little girl (your daughter?) are so beautiful. How did you get that effect? Did you do anything to the photo with PSE or was that straight "out of the camera?"

And that composite of the bike ride - very cool.

Janice
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[Medic1210]

Mike - those stills of the little girl (your daughter?) are so beautiful. How did you get that effect? Did you do anything to the photo with PSE or was that straight "out of the camera?"

And that composite of the bike ride - very cool.

Janice
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Thanks for the compliments Janice. As for the portraits of my daughter, no they aren't straight from the camera. It's a pretty lengthy process, but with some practice, and playing around, you can get pretty close. Here's the thread where I tell how I did them (to the best I could remember). The process is listed on page 2.

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19717

[cats4jan]

Thanks for the info, Mike.

Now, after seeing the before and after - I'm even more impressed.

Janice
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