holokaustos Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I was wondering if anyone knew of a tutorial for applying a 'ghost' (transparent) image of a person, onto an existing image that has other people in it. I have a family picture with two of my uncles and my aunt, and I'd like to place a ghost image of my deceased father and uncle behind them. I've searched through the tutorials, but have had no luck finding what I need. Any help, even if it's to direct me to somewhere else, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Cut your father out of a picture with the alpha mask plugin, add him on a new layer which is on top of your other photo and make him translucent through decreasing the opacity value in the layer properties. Quote - My Gallery | My Deviant - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holokaustos Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Okay, I'll give it a shot. Any tutorials on how to use the plugin or is it fairly straight-forward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Not very straight forward. But, here is a tutorial on Alpha masking: http://cmdsketchpad.com/tutorial.php?tutid=3 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holokaustos Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well, I did that, but it didn't work out as planned. I have my test image that was completed with the Alpha Mask, but when I import it into the main picture as a layer, it brings along the larger square outline. When I did the figure with the Alpha Mask, the background was checkered, just like the tutorial link from BoltBait stated it would be, meaning that it should all be transparent when saved. However, that's not what's happening; I have a white background. I tried to get JUST the figure to import, but it won't work. When I go to lower the opacity, the square outline's opacity lowers, too, but it's just as noticeable as the figure within it. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Perhaps you saved in a format that doesn't support trasnparency. You need to save in PNG format so that the transparency is preserved. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holokaustos Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Nope, I did that. I followed the tutorial to the 't' and saved the finished image in PNG format, just like it instructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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