Help me on baby's first years template

[jennifer856]

I downloaded this a few weeks ago and I still cannot figure out how to get the pictures in there without the circle covering the face. I have tried everything. I am using Paint Shop Pro.

[Amanda]

Which template are you working with?

[jennifer856]

this one found here:


http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_137_136_140&products_id=4890

or here

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[Amanda]

Have you done the Quick Clicks tutorial for PSP?
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/psp_quickclicks_ew.shtml

[jennifer856]

Yeah I have read that one but it still doesnt make sence to me. I get lost at this part:

It's time for some fun! Select your first rounded rectangle, using the wand tool with the settings "Replace (or add)", "RGB value" and a tolerance of 0. Then click on the layer in the first square you want to add a pattern or color to. Using those settings will leave the drop shadow there as the creator has made the layer. Using "all opaque" will select the shadow as well, if you want to add your own later.

To fill the selected area with a color, use your pick tool for color and the bucket for fill. To fill the selected area with a patterned background paper, open the paper of choice as another image, then go back to your QuickClick workspace. Now in your choices in Materials Palette for "Patterns" will be that background - it's a great feature of PSP that any open image can be used as a fill. Select that background, change the scale if you like, then use your bucket to fill the selection:

How do you add a picture???


Isn't there just a plopper that has this and I can just add stuff to it.

[guitargirl]

If you scroll down a bit more in the tutorial, you'll find a paragraph that starts "Now make the grey box for the photo visible." It tells you how to add a photo. Basically, you make the photo a little bit see-through (by lowering the opacity) so you can line it up, then crop it the same way you do a paper.

[Elisabeth]

Jennifer, add your photo as a new layer. Lower the opacity so you can see through it and line it up where you want it. Then switch to your photo layer on the template (the circle), and click it using RBG match with 0 tolerance. Go back to your photo layer, invert the selection, and delete. It deletes the excess and you can bring your photo back up to full opacity.
It sounds like a lot all typed out but really it takes just a few seconds for each photo when you get going.

I'm happy to help - pm me if you want me to stick my head in the chat room tonight.

[jennifer856]

Need help inverting! I can get the picture in the circle but when i invert the inside of the circle deletes. I need a more details. What do you mean by going to the photo layer?

[guitargirl]

I use PSE, but hopefully, the steps are similar. If not, someone will be by with the PSP directions.
To go to the photo layer, click on it in the layers palette.
In PSE, to invert the selection, I go to Select>Inverse up at the top. There's probably something similar in PSP. So instead of having the INSIDE of the circle selected, inverting will select everything OUTSIDE the circle.
Then when you hit delete, it will delete the part outside the circle.

Hope that helps!

[jennifer856]

Finally!! I figured it out. I had to read and re-read the posts and tutorial to understand it. Thanks to everyone that helped me out!