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Post by Sepiana on Jan 13, 2018 15:57:14 GMT
This looks interesting, I dont suppose you could share that file with me please.
ipbr21054, I am on the same wavelength as Helen. I believe you can do it.
ipbr21054, when once you give this a try, I'm sure you will be able to do it yourself. I wrote the directions quickly last night when I was very tired. Post back if you run into a problem.
Her suggestions will enable you to achieve the effect you want in a very easy way.
I am wondering if you could just make a big black rectangle. I took a screenshot of your items and then used the rectangular marquee tool to put them all on their own layer. I then increased the canvas size of the background layer by 200% Then I used the bottom right image as the starting position. Using the arrow keys I moved the image to it's left and counted how many spaces I wanted to move it. Moved the other two items in a similar fashion. This would give you four items spaced to your liking on a black background. At this point crop the rectangle to your desired size.
I followed her instructions. See the screen shot below. It shows how the work will progress as you follow her instructions.
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 13, 2018 19:22:11 GMT
Thanks i will take a look.
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 17:59:33 GMT
You mention increase canvas size by 200%.
When i go to Image, Resize, Canvas and alter to 200% i dont see a black box like you do but i see a black box with a larger area behind which is transparent like if you deleted it using magic wand tool ??
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Post by Major Major on Jan 17, 2018 18:40:00 GMT
At the bottom of the canvas resizing dialog, make sure you have "Canvas extension color" set to black.
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 18:46:03 GMT
I didnt think i could do this..........
I created a new file 3688 x 3688
Coloured it Black.
Imported a screen shot of the photos.
Used Rectangle M Tool.
Photo & 4 other items are just blank transparent board with no photos.
Also i dont even see my background 3688 x 3688 in this work space but on its own
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2018 19:10:33 GMT
When i go to Image, Resize, Canvas and alter to 200% i dont see a black box like you do but i see a black box with a larger area behind which is transparent When you created your new file, if you selected Transparent in the Background Contents box in the File>New>Blank File dialog, Elements will automatically use the same Background Contents (Transparent) for the canvas extension color when you did Image>Resize>Canvas Size.
In PSE 7 you have ONLY three choices of Background Contents -- White, Background Color, Transparent. If you want Elements to use the color Black when you resize the canvas, you need to do this.
1. In the Tools panel, set the Background color to Black. 2. In the File>New>Blank File dialog, select Background Color in the Background Contents box.
When you do Image>Resize>Canvas Size, Elements will automatically set up the Canvas extension color to Black.
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 19:21:02 GMT
Ok,
Ive now done that but please read my work notes above to see where i go wrong in respect of not seeing it in my palette etc
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2018 19:44:47 GMT
please read my work notes above to see where i go wrong in respect of not seeing it in my palette etc I have read your work notes.
I created a new file 3688 x 3688 Coloured it Black. Imported a screen shot of the photos. Used Rectangle M Tool. Photo & 4 other items are just blank transparent board with no photos. Also i dont even see my background 3688 x 3688 in this work space but on its own
Would you please post screen shots of your workspace, including the Layers stack? It helps a lot when we are doing troubleshooting if we can "see" what is going on. Thanks!
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 19:46:55 GMT
can you answer this please. Once ive done this will i be able to import a photo & place it under the layer or will i need to do the same process all over again. See this. www.befunky.com/create/collage/ |
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2018 20:29:21 GMT
can you answer this please. Once ive done this will i be able to import a photo & place it under the layer or will i need to do the same process all over again. See this. www.befunky.com/create/collage/I am not familiar with this online collage maker. I did some checking. It looks like once you upload your four images to create a collage, you can save your collage as either a JPEG or a PNG file. In both cases you will get ONE layer (a flattened file) with your four images on it. The JPEG file will display a Background layer (locked); the PNG file will have a "regular" layer (Layer 0). Then, you can just bring the file into PSE 7 for further editing.
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 20:33:40 GMT
I sent the link to show what i am trying to replicate in PSE
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2018 20:40:14 GMT
I sent the link to show what i am trying to replicate in PSE OK. If that's what you want, you can replicate that collage in PSE 7. Please refer to Helen's suggestions. |
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 20:44:55 GMT
Here is a screen shot.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2018 20:53:09 GMT
Here is a screen shot.
Thanks! Unfortunately, I have to admit I am bit confused. My apologies for asking this question but . . . how does this screen shot relate to the problem you described earlier?
I created a new file 3688 x 3688 Coloured it Black. Imported a screen shot of the photos. Used Rectangle M Tool. Photo 4 other items are just blank transparent board with no photos. Also i dont even see my background 3688 x 3688 in this work space but on its own |
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Post by ipbr21054 on Jan 17, 2018 20:57:09 GMT
Could you please just share the file.
You can see im having a real problem to understand & replicate it.
This isnt doing me any good,in fact im stressing out because of it.
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