i just got adobe photoshop cs2 and i was going to try to make my own signature images....how exactly do i crop my car out and put in on another background??

 

use the lasso tool, (polygonal lasso is easier... to get that tool, click and hold down the lasso tool button)

then just click your way around the car... then switch to the tool that is a picture of a mouse pointer, and drag the car to a new document.

 

thanks AR

 

sure thing.

check the stickies for tutorials. thats what theyre there for

there's probably one in there that shows you the basics of using the tools, in relation to car chops.

 

o ok ill check but how exactly do you get such precise cuts around the tires with the polygonal?

 

really really small incriments.

if you can find a basic tutorial that will show you how to use the pen tool, thats also a good tool for going around round objects.

id tell you, but its quite confusing to explain without images... plus a professional tutorial will explain it a lot better

 

alright thanks im figuring it out a little bit...but where do you guys find your cool backgrounds??

 

just make em from scratch

go to deviantart.com, and search for brushes, or take a picture and just distort it, play around with the filters. or you can go for a theme, and just use a picture off of google images as the background.

 

...i'll try to explain another way to chop wheels that is a bit easier.

1. make two rough lassos around the wheels using the eliptical lasso tool under the square lasso tool.

2. press "q" to enter quick mask mode and the screen should turn red.

3. take a hard round brush around 19px and start "erasing" the area around the wheel until everything but the wheel is red.

4. press "q" again to exit quick mask mode and admire your work. then continue with the rest of the car.

hope this helps.

 

that helps but im still having trouble with the backgrounds....how in the crap did you make the one on mine??