hiding text

[Dreamer]

Hello All,

I've attached a photo below. I'm trying to hide a portion of the text so it looks like it's behind the hockey helmet. I tried the selection brush but don't get a clean selection and don't know what else I can do. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Lisa

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1rWl85qmInUcCQSGjR7cBe8V7acZfa0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1rWl85qmInUcCQSGjR7cBe8V7acZfa0)

[kroberts]

Do you have the photo and text on separate layers? If so, you could do a selection around the top of the helmet, duplicate it on a new layer, and then move it above the text.

If you don't have the text and photo on separate layers, I'd say you'll have to use the clone tool to clone in the helmet and that will be much harder.

[ladybug]

dreamer, make a layer with the helmet on it. Make your text layer simplify your text layer. select your helmet layer ctr click on the thumbnail.(marching ants) then on your text layer you should be able to erase within the area where the helmet is.

[Dreamer]

Thanks to you both! I tried kroberts and it worked perfectly. Easy, too!:)

Lisa

[jhzich]

Not an easy task, especially with anti-aliasing...but with a bit of patience, you should be able to make the section you want. I started with the magic wand, and selected only the letters that overlap the helmet. I then refined the edge of the selection (Selection>Refine Edges...) to ensure that my selection was complete. I still had to clean up the selection further with the lasso (and zoomed in pretty tight so I could see what I was doing).
Once I was satisfied with the selection, I Cut, then pasted into a new layer. The next step was to fill in the missing helmet sections as best I could imagine--and with your imagination, and a bit more patience, I'm confident that you would do a better job. I then moved this layer with Jordon to the top so that my previously cut letter would be below--and voila.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1U245oLbOxVgMGttymXe3kWavYjP0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1U245oLbOxVgMGttymXe3kWavYjP0)

[kroberts]

Thanks to you both! I tried kroberts and it worked perfectly. Easy, too!:)

Lisa

Great, Lisa, I'm glad I could help!:)

[Bayla]

Lisa,

HERE (http://spraguelab.squarespace.com/imported-archives/2006/5/26/photoshop-friday-issue-7.html) is a Jessica Sprague tutorial complete with screenshots which may also be of help.

Bayla

[jhzich]

Oh, not fair! I jumped to too many conclusions and assumed the image was already flat... you mean the text was on it's own layer? Ok, I should have asked that first...in that case it's as simple as re-ordering the layouts...

So here's a related question...since all Dreamer posted was a Pixentral.com flat jpg (which led to my conclusion), how would you suggest someone make available their original .PSD image so respondents could take a close look at the situation before responding?


Great, Lisa, I'm glad I could help!:)

[emkayess65]

Hi Jon, in order to see the psd layer structure
you could ask for a screenshot of the layers palette.
Pixentral does not accept psds(I think).
mks

[Dreamer]

Bayla,

Loved the tut! Thanks:)

Lisa

[Bayla]

Lisa,

Glad you liked it. Jessica has loads of tutorials at that site, all graded according to difficulty. Some are video, if not there are screenshots.

Bayla