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juanvaldes · Jun 9, 2002, 08:47 PM

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[ 06-16-2002, 11:58 PM: Message edited by: juanvaldes ]

Mac Guru · Jun 9, 2002, 09:01 PM

<a href="http://www.neofrog.com/tips/round_but.html" target="_blank">round button</a>

<a href="http://www.neofrog.com/tips/roundplastic.html" target="_blank">round plastic button</a>

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juanvaldes · Jun 9, 2002, 09:41 PM

thanks a lot, that was exactly what I was looking for.

JMII · Jun 12, 2002, 09:04 AM

I use Fireworks, it has a set of effects that do that automatically (beveled edges and drop shadows)

- John

Mediaman_12 · Jun 12, 2002, 09:53 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by JMII:
I use Fireworks, it has a set of effects that do that automatically (beveled edges and drop shadows)

- John<hr /></blockquote>So does Photoshop it's in the layer efects submenu. No real nead for all those complicated steps since V6

Mac Guru · Jun 13, 2002, 09:29 AM

Doing it by hand is still the preferred way for a lot of people. Letting photoshop hold your hand doesn't allow you the amount of control that is needed most of the time. Those layer effects are good for small things, but don't let them be your crutch.

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Superchicken · Jun 13, 2002, 11:05 PM

Yeah, you know in Fireworks, I generally just use Beveled vectors?
haha, but then again it's different than the way Photoshop is set up for.
I wish I had something more than Photoshop LE, sigh, I'm still waiting for Photoshop Elements to carbonize.

juanvaldes · Jun 16, 2002, 10:57 PM

<a href="http://www.neofrog.com/tips/plasticpill.html" target="_blank">Step 2 is killing me...</a> What do they mean? And how do I do it?

"Create a new layer, then hold down the control key and click on the layer with the pill shape. This will create the pill marquee."

KaptainKaya · Jun 16, 2002, 11:22 PM

Basically, as it reads.

Create a new layer.
Hold control (in this case, the command button since the tut was used on a pc) and click on the pill shape layer.

The new layer will then be the marquee that was made using the second command in the second step.

juanvaldes · Jun 17, 2002, 09:17 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by KaptainKaya:
Basically, as it reads.

Create a new layer.
Hold control (in this case, the command button since the tut was used on a pc) and click on the pill shape layer.<hr /></blockquote>I click on it and my only options are Duplicate Layer or Delete layer.

<blockquote>quote:<hr />The new layer will then be the marquee that was made using the second command in the second step.<hr /></blockquote> marquee what does this mean/what is it? It's talked about all the time but I can't find anything to go with this name. <img border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" title="" src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" />

thanks for the help btw, I'm still new at this

ARENA · Jun 17, 2002, 10:44 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by juanvaldes:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by KaptainKaya:
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[QUOTE]The new layer will then be the marquee that was made using the second command in the second step.<hr /></blockquote> marquee what does this mean/what is it? It's talked about all the time but I can't find anything to go with this name. <img border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" title="" src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" />

thanks for the help btw, I'm still new at this

<hr /></blockquote>Marquee is a kind of selection.
Command + click any layer to load it's pixel contents as a selection.

juanvaldes · Jun 18, 2002, 12:59 AM

Am I supposed to be using some tool that I am unaware of? <img border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" title="" src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" />

KaptainKaya · Jun 18, 2002, 10:00 AM

The marquee tool...should be the first one in the top left corner of the tools palette in Photoshop. From there you can choose eliptical and rectangular marquees.....dashed lines to make a selection on an image.

juanvaldes · Jun 18, 2002, 07:25 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by KaptainKaya:
The marquee tool...should be the first one in the top left corner of the tools palette in Photoshop. From there you can choose eliptical and rectangular marquees.....dashed lines to make a selection on an image.<hr /></blockquote>It only will make a perfect circle, how do I make it oval?

Demonhood · Jun 18, 2002, 07:34 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by juanvaldes:
It only will make a perfect circle, how do I make it oval?<hr /></blockquote>you probably have "constrained aspect ratio" chosen as a marquee option. change it to normal. you can get a perfect circle by holding shift (when using it as 'normal').

juanvaldes · Jun 20, 2002, 08:54 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Demonhood:
you probably have "constrained aspect ratio" chosen as a marquee option. change it to normal. you can get a perfect circle by holding shift (when using it as 'normal').<hr /></blockquote>That was it thanks demonhood!

juanvaldes · Jun 20, 2002, 09:01 PM

AH!!!!

Finally figured out what they meant.

After you make the second layer go back to the background layer. Use the magic wand to select the border of the object. Then the Select->Modify->Contrast will shrink it in to get the inner ovel we want.