Creative Effects Challenge No. 95 – Simple Out-of-Bounds
Mar 22, 2019 19:35:09 GMT
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Post by tonyw on Mar 22, 2019 19:35:09 GMT
Another tutorial from Gavin Hoey - this time it's a simple Out of Bounds/Frame tutorial which you can find at www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUgltl9DgM
It's a Photoshop tutorial but works the same in Elements except for one thing at the end which I'll explain later.
I have to admit that I'd only tried OOB's before using actions or the guided edit in Elements. Those work fine and are very similar but the advantage of doing it this way is you can go back and easily tweak the layers to change things. So use any method you want but if you are new to OOB's (like me) this is a good way to start.
The last step in the tutorial uses Transform>Warp to turn up the corners of the frame. This isn't available in Elements (unless someone knows a trick!). You can Liquify>Warp but that isn't quite the same and not as easy to achieve the same effect. So leave this step out or try something different.
For those who don't want to sit through the video here's a synopsis:
1. Open the image you plan to OOB - double click to unlock it Add a new layer and move it underneath the image layer. This will be the background layer so add a background - for example a suitable gradient or any other background you want.
2. Back on the image layer make a selection of what will become the frame from which the image will OOB from. This can be any shape you want but typically will be a rectangle. You can modify the selection with Transform Selection and right click inside the selection to pick the transform type (for example Perspective as in the video). With the frame still selected add a layer mask and you should now see the frame with the background below it.
3. Duplicate this masked image layer and delete the mask. Now select the parts of the image you want to be out of frame. Don't worry if some of the in frame bits get selected. While still selected add a layer mask.
4, Add a new layer, Ctrl-click the mask on the frame layer which puts a selection of the frame on the blank layer and stroke the selection to put a frame around the frame. You could create a fancy frame here instead. Move this layer underneath the OOB layer and you have the basic OOB completed.
Have fun and if anyone want to attempt an OOB coming out of a mirror box go for it!
Tony
It's a Photoshop tutorial but works the same in Elements except for one thing at the end which I'll explain later.
I have to admit that I'd only tried OOB's before using actions or the guided edit in Elements. Those work fine and are very similar but the advantage of doing it this way is you can go back and easily tweak the layers to change things. So use any method you want but if you are new to OOB's (like me) this is a good way to start.
The last step in the tutorial uses Transform>Warp to turn up the corners of the frame. This isn't available in Elements (unless someone knows a trick!). You can Liquify>Warp but that isn't quite the same and not as easy to achieve the same effect. So leave this step out or try something different.
For those who don't want to sit through the video here's a synopsis:
1. Open the image you plan to OOB - double click to unlock it Add a new layer and move it underneath the image layer. This will be the background layer so add a background - for example a suitable gradient or any other background you want.
2. Back on the image layer make a selection of what will become the frame from which the image will OOB from. This can be any shape you want but typically will be a rectangle. You can modify the selection with Transform Selection and right click inside the selection to pick the transform type (for example Perspective as in the video). With the frame still selected add a layer mask and you should now see the frame with the background below it.
3. Duplicate this masked image layer and delete the mask. Now select the parts of the image you want to be out of frame. Don't worry if some of the in frame bits get selected. While still selected add a layer mask.
4, Add a new layer, Ctrl-click the mask on the frame layer which puts a selection of the frame on the blank layer and stroke the selection to put a frame around the frame. You could create a fancy frame here instead. Move this layer underneath the OOB layer and you have the basic OOB completed.
Have fun and if anyone want to attempt an OOB coming out of a mirror box go for it!
Tony
