Quick Photoshop Question

MrPink

I'm gradually learning photoshop, and despite looking through many tutorials I still can't figure out how to do this:

How do I seperate the fire to make it it's own layer without the black in the backround?

esuna

Well, the best way would to be to get busy with the eraser tool, it will take you a long time, but by using different opacities on the brushes you can create the fade to transparent that you want.

The dirty way would be to grab your magic wand and select the black and hit clear. This will leave black borders around the edges that you'll have to manually edit.

The way that might work, although i've not tested it, is to play with blending modes. Bring them up and play with the main layer settings, try different modes and play with the sliders at the bottom, in the end your should be able to do it. I would tell you exactly how it should be, but i'm feeling lazy at the moment, if you don't figure it, i'll spend a little while myself. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

CaLFiN

Set the magic wand at 255, click the black and delete <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> If Anti-Alias is selected then it shouldn't give you a jaggy line. Then insert a new layer, fill it black, and place it under the fire.

I'd probably use the eraser though <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> It will give you a smoother curve on the fire.

esuna

<!--QuoteBegin--CaL_FiN+Nov 27 2003, 02:11 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CaL_FiN @ Nov 27 2003, 02:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Set the magic wand at 255, click the black and delete <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> If Anti-Alias is selected then it shouldn't give you a jaggy line. Then insert a new layer, fill it black, and place it under the fire.

I'd probably use the eraser though <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> It will give you a smoother curve on the fire. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
The problem with doing it by that method is that the flames base colour is still black. For the flames to properly blend in the base colour has to change to fit the layers under it as well.