I want to add a copy of some trees into the bckgrnd of a pic with people standing in frnt. Is it possible to move the people and then add trees and then put them back? I'm currently using paint but I'm open to other free programs. Thanks soooo much!
2007-04-06 12:41:23 · 5 answers · asked by ♥♥♥♥♥calimama♥♥♥♥♥ 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
You are not going to be able to do this in MS Paint well. You need a program that can work with multiple layers and has more advanced selection tools. You can download GIMP for free.
www.gimp.org
It's a little more difficult to use compared to Photoshop (although Photoshop has a steep learning curve also), but you can do it.
Basically you would use the selection tool (the magnetic, lasso, or magic wand) to select only the people in the photograph and then copy and paste them back on to the photo. When you do this, you are pasting the people as a second layer. Then you can work on the original background layer without affecting the layer on top with the people cutouts. Think of it like putting a transparency sheet with only the people cut outs on top of your original photo. After you are done editing, you then merge the layers back together before saving.
It's a bit difficult to explain in only text, and there a lot of tutorials out there. Search the net for "working with layers". Here is one such tutorial, based in Photoshop, but similar to other programs.
http://www.fotofinish.com/resources/centers/photo/layers/
2007-04-06 15:54:23 · answer #1 · answered by Dan A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use gimp so that's all i know about~you can download it for free.
if you don't want to download it just use a program that you can have layers on. seperate the different items into individual layers so you can move them around.
~christen
2007-04-07 06:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by Christen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't understand if web pages yet there are diverse products unfastened to acquire (of various problems of use). seem for Picasa (straight forward to apply yet limited) or GIMP (greater problematic to check yet numerous advantageous properties.
2016-10-21 05:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could download a free trial of photoshop or paintshop. for the tutorials go to www.createblog.com. =)
2007-04-06 12:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by preppymoods 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start with a blank canvas and add each item in
2007-04-06 12:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋