How to select something in photoshop

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 21 Dec 2005, 00:32

so i got photoshop, and im having trouble selecting stuff, like cars. I want to create cool presentations but when i try to select cars they look like crap, when i use magnetic lasso, it cuts out parts and looks bad, when i use magic wand, it never just selects only the car, how do you guys do it and make it look so good? Please help

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 21 Dec 2005, 00:55

Polygonal lasso . . .

Pinecone · Post by **Pinecone** » 21 Dec 2005, 01:07

Zoom in around 500% and use the polygonal lasso tool to crop out the stuff around the car.

Bladerforce · Post by **Bladerforce** » 21 Dec 2005, 01:15

And activate the smoothing-option first, otherwise the result will be very croppy

(Just as an addition cause I saw many rides with pixel-corners)

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 21 Dec 2005, 03:06

Bladerforce wrote:And activate the smoothing-option first, otherwise the result will be very croppy (Just as an addition cause I saw many rides with pixel-corners)

and how precisely do i do this?

also how to zoom in and out ?

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 21 Dec 2005, 03:23

Heres sumthing to help you out, where i circled the percentage just type in a number to zoom in or out.If the image doesnt load right away just wait a bit and it will load.

Neon Racer · Post by **Neon Racer** » 21 Dec 2005, 05:30

or you could use
Ctrl and + to zoom in
Ctrl and - to zoom out

master m · Post by **master m** » 21 Dec 2005, 06:17

Neon Racer wrote:or you could use
Ctrl and + to zoom in
Ctrl and - to zoom out

I was about to say the same thing

I always zoom like that ^^

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 21 Dec 2005, 06:55

another question, to make more than one selection at a time, so like i make a selection of the car, but need to cut background out of spoiler, how do i also cut that out without deselecting?

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 21 Dec 2005, 07:02

Hold shift and click.

Te4o_bg · Post by **Te4o_bg** » 21 Dec 2005, 07:46

To add selections to your current one hold down Shift and do the sellection.
To remove sellections hold Alt and the sellect what you want to remove.

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 21 Dec 2005, 08:12

ahhh, i see now, literally... Anyway, hows this look for a first ever car creation? could anyone help me on how to make cool backgrounds, and wher to put cars and what kind of shadows and whatnot, i am a noob to this photoshop stuff!

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 21 Dec 2005, 08:14

It's very pixely, but that cutout is good.

Te4o_bg · Post by **Te4o_bg** » 21 Dec 2005, 08:27

NO man that just want do.
Why didn't you say you want to cut out NFS cars

Now just turn the antialienising off nad set the game to a higher resolution (1280 x 960 for example)

Now make the screeenshot you want and start Photoshop. Then chose a colour that is not in the image(my advice is to chose the brightest green) now increase your monitor brightness so you can see the car clearly. So you are ready to cut.
Chose the pencil tool and set it to be 2px.wide now start drawing on the outline of the car, following it's pixels (set the tool to 1 px. width when you neeed to go round the tyres)

And whe you're done 'surrounding' the whole car hit Select-->Colour Range (you adjust the options) Whenthe lelection is made hitthe Delete key on your keyboard and vuala. A pefectly cut-out car.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 21 Dec 2005, 10:46

Te4o_bg wrote:NO man that just want do.
Why didn't you say you want to cut out NFS cars

Now just turn the antialienising off nad set the game to a higher resolution (1280 x 960 for example)

Now make the screeenshot you want and start Photoshop. Then chose a colour that is not in the image(my advice is to chose the brightest green) now increase your monitor brightness so you can see the car clearly. So you are ready to cut.
Chose the pencil tool and set it to be 2px.wide now start drawing on the outline of the car, following it's pixels (set the tool to 1 px. width when you neeed to go round the tyres)

And whe you're done 'surrounding' the whole car hit Select-->Colour Range (you adjust the options) Whenthe lelection is made hitthe Delete key on your keyboard and vuala. A pefectly cut-out car.

That is a rediculously time-consuming way to cut out cars.

The polygonal lasso is all you need!

Ceska666 · Post by **Ceska666** » 21 Dec 2005, 16:48

boganbusman wrote:
Te4o_bg wrote:NO man that just want do.
Why didn't you say you want to cut out NFS cars

Now just turn the antialienising off nad set the game to a higher resolution (1280 x 960 for example)

Now make the screeenshot you want and start Photoshop. Then chose a colour that is not in the image(my advice is to chose the brightest green) now increase your monitor brightness so you can see the car clearly. So you are ready to cut.
Chose the pencil tool and set it to be 2px.wide now start drawing on the outline of the car, following it's pixels (set the tool to 1 px. width when you neeed to go round the tyres)

And whe you're done 'surrounding' the whole car hit Select-->Colour Range (you adjust the options) Whenthe lelection is made hitthe Delete key on your keyboard and vuala. A pefectly cut-out car.
That is a rediculously time-consuming way to cut out cars.

The polygonal lasso is all you need!

agree^^
All you need is just Zoom and polygonal lasso tool...and be patient

korge · Post by **korge** » 21 Dec 2005, 16:50

I dont even be patient, sometimes I cut off my cars spoilers just to save me time.

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 22 Dec 2005, 00:32

Te4o_bg wrote:NO man that just want do.
Why didn't you say you want to cut out NFS cars

Now just turn the antialienising off nad set the game to a higher resolution (1280 x 960 for example)

Now make the screeenshot you want and start Photoshop. Then chose a colour that is not in the image(my advice is to chose the brightest green) now increase your monitor brightness so you can see the car clearly. So you are ready to cut.
Chose the pencil tool and set it to be 2px.wide now start drawing on the outline of the car, following it's pixels (set the tool to 1 px. width when you neeed to go round the tyres)

And whe you're done 'surrounding' the whole car hit Select-->Colour Range (you adjust the options) Whenthe lelection is made hitthe Delete key on your keyboard and vuala. A pefectly cut-out car.

1. Way to time consuming polynomal lasso is easier
2. dont have the game, or a nice video card, so until i do get them both, i cant take my own screenshots.
now can someone help on making a nice background?

EDIT
i want to get this video card, you guys think its any good?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =P450-8536
looks sweet to me, then i got to get nfsu2 on pc, that or mw!

Ceska666 · Post by **Ceska666** » 22 Dec 2005, 07:55

"NFSBLUECIVIC"
i want to get this video card, you guys think its any good?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =P450-8536
looks sweet to me, then i got to get nfsu2 on pc, that or mw!

I'm not sure if this video card is good...but you can ask for helf here