? for the pshop guru's

[bumblebeemer]

i just baught Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and im learning how to use it. how can i lower my car? ive been trying all the tools and stuff and cant figure it out. any help would be awsome

[32.5i]

use the select tool and start on the ground the car is sitting on

then follow the bottom of the bumper and up under the fender under the rocker panel, etc. and end on the ground on the other side of the car

the go to SELECT > INVERSE then choose the arrow tool and just use your arrow keys to move the car down

Free Transform if you have to to get the angle right

[32.5i]

it will look like this AFTER you invert the selected


then use the arrow tool and use the \/ arrow to move the car.. hope this helps

pm me if you want more detail

[Jscotty]

What I normally do is create a duplicate of the original layer. Then I will "turn off" the original layer (by clicking the eye to make it invisable) and then on the duplicate, I will erase everything below the bumpers and then follow the car all the way around the wheel wells and fenders. I will then erase the rest of the bottom half of the photo at the same height of where I began to erase around the bumpers. Then I will make the original layer visable again and then select the duplicate. Now I am looking at both layers but I can drag the duplicate layer down and it would appear that I am dropping the car down.

[32.5i]

theres at least 3 ways to do anything in photoshop !

[ivo316]

What i do is cut the bottom part and part of the wheels and then move it upwards. I'm attaching 4 images so you can see the process.

I use photo paint though, but in photoshop you would do this in different layers


Then i use the blur or the clone tool to correct problems in the fenders

[bumblebeemer]

seriously i must be retarded. i cant do it, like i selected it n stuff but when i move it down, i get like big white gaps and stuff and it moves the windows and stuff.

[ivo316]

That's because you should copy the selection and paste it in the same image, then move the copy, then you won't get the white gaps.;)

[32.5i]

or fill em in

[bumblebeemer]

ok im getting the hang of it, i was using the wronge tool. i have to use the "lasso" tool vs. the "magic selection brush". its coming good now i just gotta make it blend better

[Jscotty]

Look around for some of the PS forums on the net. There are plenty out there and some of them even feature tutorial videos.

[ivo316]

Some times the lass tool won't work well, you'll have to use the scissors and do it by hand, also, there is a tool that is made for blending edges that you can use to solve the cuts in he image, also there is a smudge tool, and sometimes you can create a mask on the area and blur it.

You'll ge thte hang of it, it takes a little practise.

Post some of your trials so we can look at them and tell you what's wrong with them. ;)

And remeber... Nobody is perfect and nobody knows it all, you can teach a lot too...

[Jscotty]

When I am making layers blend, I will reduce the hardness on the eraser to give the edge more of an airbrushed transition and then I will erase the outside edges of the top layer.

[bumblebeemer]

[bumblebeemer]

i dont know how to adjust the angle of the wheels to make them look more real but yea thats my shot at it haha. i did euro trim too