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Removing complex design from background


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Diadem

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I have a basic familiarity with Photoshop, and I'm currently using CS5.

I purcased this image to use on my website. I would like to remove the scrollwork and add it as the header background.

http(colon)//www(dot)istockphoto(dot)com/stock-illustration-13760327-cross-and-scrollwork-header(dot)php

I would like to add the phase "Simply a Christian" very close to the bottom of the image, but if I try to do that with two <div>s, one section of a div will overlap and obscure the other. So, I figured what I need to do is remove the scrollwork from the image and paste it onto a transparent background?

Honestly, I don't know. Can someone offer some advice?
 
Hi Diadem, you can post images. Just use the insert image icon in the reply window.
 
I'm not sure I follow your question entirely, but if I guess you want to use that image as your background on your homepage? If so use a wrapping <div> for the entire homepage with that image as a background to that <div>. And then code all your content inside that background <div>.

Example:
<div id="background">
<div id="content">
Whatever content and other div elements you need.
</div>
</div>

The other way i interpret your question is that you have a menu section on top of the page (you call it header). And you want this picture as a background for that header and you want to add your text into that section? This sounds pretty simple in theory, just shorten the image and add the text. If you could post a screen shot or another example that looks similar to the look you're aiming for it would be much easier to help you!
 
IamSam said:
Hi Diadem, you can post images. Just use the insert image icon in the reply window.
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I'm not sure if that's a good idea...I paid $30 for the image...and if I post here, won't anyone be able to simply save it (freely) to their own PC?
 
Thanks guys...before anyone else bothers responding, let me see what I can do to make my original post clearer. That's my fault and I apologize for that. I'll try and get a screenshot from Dreamweaver.
 
Diadem, of course you shouldn't post the entire image, just a small low res screen shot.
 
:) Yeah that's exactly it. IMPRESSIVE. Can you provide any links to tutorials where I can learn to do that? I tried searching YouTube yesterday and didn't really find any helpful. PM me your PayPal if you don't mind a donation for your assistance. :)
 
Diadem said:
:) Yeah that's exactly it. IMPRESSIVE. Can you provide any links to tutorials where I can learn to do that? I tried searching YouTube yesterday and didn't really find any helpful. PM me your PayPal if you don't mind a donation for your assistance. :)
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I really like people like you who for once are genuinely happy when you get help! As how he did it I would guess he used magic wand tool selected the background and pressed delete. That deletes everything inside the selection. Then he followed the same procedure inside the detailed scrollwork. Also as a finish he removed any unnecessary lines on the bottom and sides.

If I'm wrong please correct me Sam.
 
PhotonShap - Like you, I also appreciate those who are grateful for others help.
Your can never be wrong for a great guess, you just don't have all the information needed! So let me give you some more info on what I actually did.

For these types of isolation's, I prefer to use a variation of a channel selection technique.
Here are a few tutorials:

http://planetphotoshop.com/using-channels-to-make-better-selections-in-adobe-photoshop.html

http://planetphotoshop.com/masking-with-channels-2.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_z_tjNfDGU
 
Very nice. Thanks so much. I think I'm going to enroll in a Photoshop class next semester at college. Did you ever learn in a classroom setting or are you entirely self-taught?
 
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