Superimposing Image Assignment (TGJ 2A/G)


Selection Tricks

  • Use Marquee tool OR lasso tool for selecting parts of an image.
  • Use Magic Wand for irregular-sized objects.
  • Use tolerance level in navigator to increase or decrease area selected by Magic Wand.
  • Press Shift key and click on additional sections of an image to increase selected area when using Magic Wand
  • To decrease it, press Option key and click

Superimposing images
...or "How to put someone's head on another's body so it looks real"

  • Open both files ... make sure they're both scaled at 100%
  • Select using marquee, lasso, or magic wand
  • If either image is disproportionate ... scale it down using "image/image size"
  • Combine both images using copy/paste; move/drag/drop
  • Choose layer/transform/scale
  • Shift/drag & grab handles to scale image proportionately
  • Double-click cursor inside marquee
Using layers
  • Layers allow you to add, delete, edit or paint different elements of an image without affecting the other
  • Go window/show layers or press F7 using a two-layered image
  • To do any editing in one layer, click on it, then start using your tools
  • To change the layer's order, grab the icons and move them around. You can also trash images using icons.
  • To rename the layer, double click on the palette
  • Try the opacity lever and the popup menus on the layers navigator
    to see what happens
Assignment

    1. Produce a superimposed image using the selection and layering techniques described above. Use at least two layers.
    2. Write an analysis similar to the ones in the previous assignments.