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Post by maghdalena on Oct 14, 2016 8:05:55 GMT
I need to make a flag design that has two colors that are diagonal as follows: What we want to do is put the upper left half on one layer and lower right half on another layer, then put the two together, after we determine the colors so we don't mix one area with the other. How do we do this the fastest way. We need to divide this pattern into the upper left half and a lower right half on two layers so we can color-edit them. We also have a foreground image that we can't change the color of. Not in Inkscape, or in Photoshop Elements. I've tried everything that the board members recommended, but the color will not change. At all. I am using Photoshop Elements 12 on a Vista Machine. Do I need to put it as a clipping mask, a layer mask or how do I split it so the program sees it as 2 layers or a layer mask instead of just one image.? We tried to change the colors of the image above in PSE, didn't work. I tried to change them in Inkscape. Nothing worked. So I thought maybe we could do it ourselves, and we got a line drawn by my husband, but then we got stuck. I tried to paint each half (but I had to simplify it), and I could, but I painted over the lines with the second color.) Did I do wrong to simplify it, and do I have to start over? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Katherine Logan
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Post by maghdalena on Oct 11, 2016 4:42:06 GMT
OK. That did it. The padlock went away and I was able to clear the layer. Now if I can just change the color with the hue/saturation thingy you told me about, lol! Thanks a lot Sepiana! OK. Another problem. It doesn't do anything when I put in the Hue Saturation with the colorized, the symbol still stays black. The color doesn't change no matter what I do, and I can't lock the transparency either. That seems to be greyed out too. Whatever I'm doing, trying to slide the hue to the right, and the color of the crescent, star and sickle still stays black. It doesn't budge. So, more frustration. Do you want me to email you a copy of the file? So you can see what I'm looking at? I'm at a total loss as what to do next. Maghdalena OK. I found the "Delete Layer Styles" selection when I right-clicked it, but it was greyed out. The same for the layers menu and layer styles submenu. When I tried it in Photoshop CS2, it said the layer was locked. How do you unlock a layer and layer style? I'm at a complete loss as to what to do now! Argh!!! I do appreciate the help, though, Sepiana. Can you see a padlock to the right of the layer's name? If so, just drag the padlock to the Trash Can. Once you have done this, the layer will show as unlocked (no visible padlock). But this won't remove the layer style. If you need to remove the layer style, follow the instructions in my previous post. SaveSave
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Post by maghdalena on Oct 5, 2016 5:03:16 GMT
OK. I found the "Delete Layer Styles" selection when I right-clicked it, but it was greyed out. The same for the layers menu and layer styles submenu. When I tried it in Photoshop CS2, it said the layer was locked. How do you unlock a layer and layer style? I'm at a complete loss as to what to do now! Argh!!! I do appreciate the help, though, Sepiana. I tried this, but apparently it isn't working. There's an "fx layer" and it's locked. One of the references, colorvaleactions.com said to put the fx layer in the trash, but I have no idea how to do that. I assume they're talking about the trash in the program and not with Windows. Am I correct in assuming that? In the picture, which is like this in www.colorvaleactions.com, the trash is in the lower panel under the layers, but I don't have that in Photoshop Elements 12. Where do I go to trash the fx layer? Also it seems to be locked. How do I unlock it, the usual way doesn't work here, so I can use the hue/saturation adjustment layer. Nothing changes at all. Getting kind of frustrated here. The other way didn't work either. Is there a way to unlock it in PSE 12 and then use the work-arounds. I totally botched it up, but fortunately, I used a duplicate layer. Any help would be appreciated. I am assuming you are referring to this tutorial posted earlier in this thread by Pete. www.colorvaleactions.com/how-to-make-color-overlays-in-elements/
From the way I understand it, the instructions are to delete the layer style applied to that layer (not the layer itself). The little italic "fx" to the right of the layer's name indicates a layer style has been applied to the layer.
Elements offers you more than one way to delete layer styles.
Right-click on the little fx icon and select "Clear Layer Style" in the dropdown menu.
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Click on the little fx icon and drag it to the Trash can.
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Go to Layer>Layer Style>Clear Layer Style.
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Post by maghdalena on Oct 3, 2016 6:32:22 GMT
I tried this, but apparently it isn't working. There's an "fx layer" and it's locked. One of the references, colorvaleactions.com said to put the fx layer in the trash, but I have no idea how to do that. I assume they're talking about the trash in the program and not with Windows. Am I correct in assuming that? In the picture, which is like this in www.colorvaleactions.com, the trash is in the lower panel under the layers, but I don't have that in Photoshop Elements 12. Where do I go to trash the fx layer? Also it seems to be locked. How do I unlock it, the usual way doesn't work here, so I can use the hue/saturation adjustment layer. Nothing changes at all. Getting kind of frustrated here. The other way didn't work either. Is there a way to unlock it in PSE 12 and then use the work-arounds. I totally botched it up, but fortunately, I used a duplicate layer. Any help would be appreciated. OK. Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, how do you create that? I am a total newbie with PSE. Usually I use it to make headers or simple book covers, so this is a totally new thing for me, and I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed, lol! Thanks for telling me about the clipping, btw. Thanks a lot.
More than one way . . .
Via the Layers panel:
Click on the half-blue/half-white circle. Then, select Hue/Saturation from the drop-down menu.
Via the Layer menu:
Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation
You may also want to check this Adobe document. You may find it helpful.
Adjustment and fill layers
EDIT: I forgot to mention something. You have a lot of editing flexibility when working with Adjustment layers. If you don't like the color changes you made to the design layer, just double-click on the Adjustment layer thumbnail (the thumbnail on the left) to bring up the adjustment dialog. Then, adjust those sliders until you get what you want.
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:35:17 GMT
Thanks, Peter, and the rest of you too. Your help is appreciated. I feel much better knowing my options. Save
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:22:01 GMT
Yes. All three of the vector designs have a transparent background. OK. How do you lock the transparency? Where do you go to do that? Total Photoshop Elements newbie here! That does sound like the easiest option for me, anyway! Thanks, Sepiana provided an excellent option. Another way would be If the vector design layers have a transparent background you can lock the transparency and apply any effect or color to only the pixels on that layer . Save
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:13:11 GMT
Yes, I believe he is, I have Photoshop, but it's an older version (Photoshop CS2), and that's not working, but it was a vector style, so as I said, I'm guessing yes. OK. Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, how do you create that? I am a total newbie with PSE. Usually I use it to make headers or simple book covers, so this is a totally new thing for me, and I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed, lol! Thanks for telling me about the clipping, btw. Thanks a lot. I am going out on a limb here and say that he may be talking about Photoshop's Color Overlay layer style.
How to Use Color Overlay Within the Layer Styles Dialogue in Photoshop
If you are using Elements, I would suggest creating a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the color of each design. Make sure that the Colorize box is turned on. Also, you need to clip the H/S adjustment layer to the design layer so that the effect will be limited to that layer.
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 29, 2016 6:03:05 GMT
I"m working on a project that was set up by a professional artist. It has several layers for sample backgrounds(It's a template) and 3 vector designs in layers. (done in Adobe Illustrator) with a transparent background. What I want to do is change the colors of the designs. I do *not* want to simplify it, but he told us about "Activating the color overlay feature"
How do you do that in Photoshop Elements? Can anyone walk me through the steps so I that I can go on to change the color of the objects, keeping them vector smart objects? How is this accomplished.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Sincerely yours, Maghdalena Save
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Post by maghdalena on Sept 28, 2016 4:31:45 GMT
I"m working on a project that was set up by a professional artist. It has several layers for sample backgrounds(It's a template) and 3 vector designs in layers. (done in Adobe Illustrator) with a transparent background. What I want to do is change the colors of the designs. I do *not* want to simplify it, but he told us about "Activating the color overlay feature"
How do you do that in Photoshop Elements? Can anyone walk me through the steps so I that I can go on to change the color of the objects, keeping them vector smart objects? How is this accomplished.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Sincerely yours, Maghdalena
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Post by maghdalena on Jul 22, 2016 4:57:58 GMT
Hi Maghdalena,
The Gradient tool is in the Draw category in the Tools panel. Shortcut = G.
Thanks. Found it. The image helped a lot. Thanks a million! Save
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Post by maghdalena on Jul 22, 2016 4:56:52 GMT
where do I find the gradient/blending tool? I think you got good info from Sepiana , but I wonder what you might be meaning by blending. If there is still some unanswered question, please post again! Yeah, I found it, thanks. As to the "Blending" I saw something about that on a video on making an outro in Photoshop CS6, so I thought it was the same thing. Oops. I checked Elements, and there is is. Thanks a lot, both of you! Save
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Post by maghdalena on Jul 22, 2016 3:56:10 GMT
I know this may sound like I'm a total newbie on PSE 12, but where do I find the gradient/blending tool? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Where am I supposed to look? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Maghdalena
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Post by maghdalena on Jul 22, 2016 3:51:21 GMT
Hello. I just got Photoshop Elements 12 last holiday season, but just found you guys tonight. I'm still a relative newbie on Photoshop Elements (I had 10, but just upgraded (I upgraded to 12, because I have Vista for right now, and 13 and on is only supported on Windows 7 and above.
I usually do headers for my husband, and book covers, albeit not well, but not too bad either. I still have plenty of questions about PSE, so at least now I have a place to go. I'm interested in reading, computers, personal development and metaphysics, fyi.
I sure do have a lot of questions about PSE, though!
Thanks. Maghdalena (I prefer this name to my legal one.
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