Comments on: Tutorial: Create Colorful Backgrounds for Your Portraits

By: Bob Nolin

Bob Nolin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:22:24 +0000

Hi Nazeem –

I was able to duplicate your problem. Make sure the layer you’re erasing on (the photo, in this case) is not turned off (the eye is open, not closed). You can’t work on a layer that is inactive. Hope that helps –

Bob

By: Nazeem

Nazeem — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:42:51 +0000

HI WHEN I TRY TO ERASE UP TO THE EDGES OF THE FIGURE,I GET A MESSAGE ‘COULD NOT USE THE ERASER BECAUSE THE TARGET LAYER IS HIDDEN’.WHY IS THIS ?PLEASE HELP.
THANKS
NAZEEM

By: MgTheingar

MgTheingar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:02 +0000

Please give me. Your Training lesson(type of pdf)
I’m study you lesson

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:42:58 +0000

Hi Bert –

You almost have it! Here’s the process:

Create the white-filled layer, and put it underneath your image layer (like you have done).

Now: activate the image layer. Choose the ERASER tool (a-ha!) and paint away with any color at full opacity. Use a soft brush (change hardness setting to somewhere in the middle) to get a more natural edge.

The reason for the white layer is so you can see what you’ve erased. Otherwise, you get the usual checkerboard, which I find hard to see.

Hope that helps!

Bob

By: bert

bert — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:29 +0000

Hi:
I’m pretty ignorant about layers, so it’s probably something I’m leaving out, but this does not work for me. I create a new layer; rename the background layer; move the new layer under the old background layer; activate it; select all; fill with white with the paint bucket; paint with white brush up to the edges of the figure on the original layer; press delete (Win Vista keyboard, not MAC); nothing happens.
So I never get to the sec ond stage of your procedure. What did I do wrong?
Thanks,
Bert