blending image in photoshop 4

[JTcooper]

hi everyone, recently I had try to blend two or more picture into one in PS4 , after been read the SCott Kelby book but still having problem understance how to. maybe someone can help me with this pleaseeeeee. and happy new years everyone...

[Asylum Steve]

recently I had try to blend two or more picture into one in PS4...

What exactly do you mean by "blend"? There are many many ways to blend images and layers in ps, from combining elements side by side (composite) to isolating a subject and placing it on another backgroud (extraction) to having images one on top of another with different layer blend modes.

[JTcooper]

What exactly do you mean by "blend"? There are many many ways to blend images and layers in ps, from combining elements side by side (composite) to isolating a subject and placing it on another backgroud (extraction) to having images one on top of another with different layer blend modes.

yes, that is what I would like to do but I don't know how to open up more than one pic at a time. everytime I try to open more than one picture under file, the second picture are alway on top one another. Help please...

[Asylum Steve]

yes, that is what I would like to do but I don't know how to open up more than one pic at a time. everytime I try to open more than one picture under file, the second picture are alway on top one another. Help please...

Ok, I think I got a handle on this. To answer your immediate question, you can resize the image window (the window, NOT the pic itself) in ps like any other window, by mousing over the corner, clicking and grapsing the corner "handle" (the cursor will turn into a double-arrow diagonal), and moving in a diagonal direction to either make it larger or smaller.

By doing this you should be able to make all your image windows small enough so you can see them all at the same time.

The best (and easiest) way to create a composite is to make a NEW psd file (CTR+N) with a pixel size larger than any of the composite elements (the pics you will combine). Don't worry if it's too big (extra white space), you can always crop down later.

Open the photos you want to use for the composite one at a time. Position the photo on the left side of your ps workspace, and the new (blank) psd file to the right (click and drag a window's title bar to move it in the ps workspace).

Make the photo active (click on its window). In the layers palette of the photo, mouse over the image layer (if it's a jpeg, there should only be one layer). Click on and hold the layer, and DRAG it to the new file.

The blank file should now have the photo as one of its layers...

SAVE SAVE SAVE the new file (at this point you'll have to name your file if you haven't already done so). BTW, DO NOT re-save any of the jpegs. That will re-compress them and they will LOSE more image information. When ps asks you to save (when you close them), click NO...

Repeat this process with each photo you want to include in the composite.

Once you have the new file with all its components, you can start playing around with it. Drag the layers up or down (in layers palette) to change thier position. Use the move tool on an active layer to move the pic around in the frame.

Hit quick mask on a layer (mask icon on bottom of layers palette) and then paint with BLACK to mask parts of a layer to let the underneath layer show through.

Experiment with the layer blend modes (pulldown menu at top of layers palette) and opacity (also at top) to create interesting combinations.

Hope this helps get you started. Lemme know if you want to know anything more specific...

[JTcooper]

wow, this is wonderfull step by step instruction. I will try that tonight, thank you. I m still learning and will not stop again thank you