Sizing what's moved with Move tool

[white101]

Hi. New to forum. Have PSC3. Haven't used it in a few years.
Want to move palm fronds on to a separate beach image. I can move the image there but the size is way off. How do you adjust the size when it's in the other image?
Thanks

 

[Paul]

Just grab any corner of the selection box and click hold down left button on mouse and slide in or out to make larger or smaller.

 

[white101]

Thanks for your reply Paul.

The only "selection" thing I found was was the quick selection tool.
It didn't do anything when I held down the left click. (There are no corners on the lasso
fronds to grab on to)

To go over what I did from the start. I used the lasso tool to get the fronds.
Then I used the move tool and dragged it over to the other image.
I can move it anywhere but I can't grab any part of it and size it.

If you could tell me where the selection box is and at what step of what I'm doing
do I employ it it would be helpful.
Thanks

 

[Paul]

When you moved the 'lasso selection' did you make a new layer of that selection first? if so just make the copy then click on any corner and drag around via left mouse button.

 

[white101]

Didn't consciously make a layer, but I see on the right there are 2 layers. I assume layer 1 is the lasso thing but it is checkerboarded and no image. The background one has the original beach image.
I am real rusty. Don't remember much. (Was never that good w/PS went to simpler programs) I guess I will need all steps. Thanks

 

[Paul]

Does this help

 

[white101]

That sure did help. Much thanks Paul.
Isn't the internet great! Here's a guy in Australia helping a guy out in California! So cool.

 

[Paul]

Nice one mate, just glad your up and running again.

 

[dv8_fx]

That sure did help. Much thanks Paul.
Isn't the internet great! Here's a guy in Australia helping a guy out in California! So cool.

:mrgreen: It's a British in Australia helping a guy out in California ..... And the Brit being praised for the assist from a Lizard from the Philippines....

Yup... that's how great the net is.....

 

[Paul]

Actually i am half German/English living in Australia helping a Californian understand Photoshop problem while a lizard from the Philippines praises said German/English Photoshop lover.

 

[white101]

Cooler still DV8 and Paul. We be multi national (I'm Irish American) cyber globesters.

To play the Columbo/Jobs card lol - just one more thing Paul...
On my beach image, I've got the fronds in the beach scene. I have an island in the distance of the original that is very faint. I want to darken it. I was able to do by lassoing the island and using the color bucket.
When I wanted to clean it up I used the clone stamp. But I was unable to use the clone stamp for the original background that was not part of the Island. Any suggestions or links? Thanks

 

[Paul]

Either make a cloned copy of original island and then import and over lay it onto the new layers background, or how about finding a new island image with detail already there and then copying that onto the new layer?

 

[Paul]

Images show it better sometimes.
The beach is original image i then added in island in distance.

 

[white101]

Wow that pic is similar to the one 'm working on. Nice job adding the island. I took the photo of my image and the island is local to me. I want to keep it. So not only for this image but just to know in general I'd like to know how to get the clone stamp to work with layers.

 

[white101]

Maybe I should have played Jeopardy and put my last reply in the form of a question. lol
Any thoughts on how to get the clone stamps to work on different layers?
Thanks.

 

[taizifeng]

if so just make the copy then click on any corner and drag around via left mouse button.

 

[white101]

Got the moving and resizing Tazifeng thanks to Paul. (above)
What my last post was referring to was an island in my image. I lassoed it and darkened it with the paint bucket.
Then I wanted to clean it up with the clone stamp. It worked fine on the newly colored island, but when I wanted to clean up the water around the island the clone stamp didn't do anything.
I did click on the background layer about it do anything. Do you have any thought on how to do that? Thanks.