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Blending something in by using layers


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I open something with paint and then I do crop and copy the area. Then I open up another document and paste it. Now I am trying to blend it in. I think I can use layers. Create a new layer, then add a layer mask. Then, at least that's how I have seen it online, I can use the brush tool to make the background reappear around the letters ( letters in my case). But this does not work. The brush only paints it in the background color. I can't figure out how to do this.
 
are you referring to the old windows paint app?
if so you would be better off download the open source gimp app
 
Yes. Well, it dosen't really matter, though, does it? It's still an image. And I need to blend it in somehow.
 
Tutorials don't help me. I already watched some that were using layers, and as I explained, it did not work for me. It didn't want I wanted it to do. I suppose I could use the pencil tool to draw a path. That way I can cut out what I want to cut out and move it to its new place, but I can't figure out how to draw a path like this.
 
Could you post psd ane explain what is wrong so we know better what you need and we can help you ? I am still confused.

Is it a selection problem when you talk about pen tool ?
 
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Ok, I can't post it right now, but I'll explain it again. I have several documents scanned in and I'm wanting to edit them. To illustrate it better, let's say I have letter A and want to replace it with a letter B from the same document. If it was a simple background, I could just go into paint, cut out the B and move it over the A. But the background is very complex and you would see it's edited of course since the area around the B has a different background. I suppose I could zoom in B and cut it out manually, along it's lines and pixels and then move it, but I'm trying to do it in a more professional way.
By pencil tool, I simply meant the pencil tool( where the brush tool is). It was said that you could cut it out using the pencil tool to draw a path and that way you can move the letter to its new location.
 
XYZ1
you can post images and psd's immediately even with one post. Go to the reply window and there is a square with a tree icon. Click that and choose the tab to upload from computer.
 
ibclare said:
XYZ1
you can post images and psd's immediately even with one post. Go to the reply window and there is a square with a tree icon. Click that and choose the tab to upload from computer.
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I understood XYZ1 does not have them or cannot since they are sensitive. If he could, but wants to follow the rules and not to work around by five nonsense posts like many others I REALLY appreciate it a lot.
 
peta62 said:
I understood XYZ1 does not have them or cannot since they are sensitive. If he could, but wants to follow the rules and not to work around by five nonsense posts like many others I REALLY appreciate it a lot.
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Yes.

But it's like the guy did here:



He moved a second picture over the first one and then used the brush tool to restore the background, like in 1:23. That's what I'm wanting to do. Move something from a different background to a new one without having to manually reconstruct the background. But I have followed these steps and it's not doing it.
 

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In the YT video...

He created a mask then highlighted the mask by clicking on it. Then with a soft BLACK brush painted out the BG.
 
Inkz said:
In the YT video...

He created a mask then highlighted the mask by clicking on it. Then with a soft BLACK brush painted out the BG.
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Well, I did this. Although my box in the layer panel is black and not white. I put the second image in there, then hit "add vector mask", then took the brush and tried it. It's not doing anything. All it will do it paint it black or white.
 
Click in the layer mask. Then do ctl/cmd + i; this will invert the mask and you can use the black brush. Better you do this than reverse colors; you will avoid future confusion.

However . . .

I can't tell for sure what you are doing with the masking. It is very simple and I think you are making it into too many steps.

Choose the image you want to erase some of the background. Place that layer above the background and keep it selected. Now at the bottom of your layer panel is an icon with a grey square and a white circle inside that square. Click on that and it will place a mask on the layer. The mask should be white. Now you can use the soft BLACK brush to paint away the parts you don't want to show. And if you mess it up, change the color to white to "replace" or unmask the pixels.
 
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Alright. Looks like I finally got it. Thank you.

Can I use the layers also to cut out something and then just move it to a new location and the background stays ? Like, let's say I cut out an O. I cut the outside and the inside. Then I move the O over an a and you then see the a inside the O. Or should I just stay with the brush ?
 
I still think you are looking for Content aware functions, either Patch, Fill or Move. It depends whether you have the whole background somewhere below ( than it is just masking ) or not.
 
so your using photoshop?
why did you say your using "paint" in your first post?
paint doesnt have the same features as photoshop.
 
Why all these questions about cutting out backgrounds you don't want to use when all you have to do is find the font you want, type the O; start a new text layer, type the A; then just position them anywhere you want.

If you do want to use the background, then like peta said, content aware or clone stamp or some such method is what should work for you.

It sounds to me like you need to learn the basics of Photoshop. True?
 
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