RE: Stupid *$*%($ Oval

To make an oval and tilt it (which is what I think you mean by skewing it)
In PS4:
1. While you have your layer open, use the marquee to make your oval.
* You can make your oval by using the standard circle marquee or using the
Gaussian filter on a square and adjusting the levels
2. Open the Channel selection and create a new channel - (Notice I said
Channel and not Layer)
3. With the marquee selected do Control-I to invert the selection to white
4. While still in the channels menu, use the Layer | Transform | Rotate and
tilt the oval to your desired angle and set at this new tilt
5. Open the layer menu and open a new layer
6. Perform Select | Load Selection and select the channel you just created
7. The marquee will now be selected at an angle
8. You can now do with it what you like - paint it, wallpaper it, plaster
it, or just hang sheet rock in it.

Now, in PS5 the Adobe Gods figured out how to make this is a lot simpler:
1. Make your selection using the circle marquee (or using the Gaussian
filter - whatever your preference)
2. Next, do Select | Transform Selection - and rotate to your heart's
desire.
3. Remember to do your cardboard cutout on a different layer so you don't
effect your primary text or image

We won't bother to count the number of steps saved in this little exercise
between PS4 and PS5, but just remember to give thanks to the Adobe Gods next
time you pick up your Wacom.


Shay

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-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org] On
Behalf Of Cheryl
Sent:	Friday, March 05, 1999 9:29 AM
To:	hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
Subject:	Stupid *$*%($ Oval

Hi guys

I really like  the graphic that I made with photoshop. But I want to select
an oval to match the words in the graphic and then delete the rest of the
blue.

BUT I can't figure out how to, in photoshop, make an oval that is skewed to
one side, that doesn't look blurry, or all pixilated.

Can anyone help me?

Http://www.sbdcalif.com/stupidlogo.jpg

Cheryl



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