Achtung_Bebe
New Yorker
... I think this is the proper forum, if not feel free to move my post.
I'm hoping there are some Photoshop pros around here. I'm taking an Advertising Design class this semester where I'm required to develop ad copy & graphic design. I'm not very proficient with Photoshop, and I'm having trouble keeping up with the assignments. I stayed 3 hrs. after class tonight to tinker with the program after asking my professor and classmates for guidance with a few tricks, but nobody seemed to have any answers. I even consulted the Photoshop Help manual multiple times.
A recurring problem I have has to do with cropping out parts of an image for use in an ad layout. Take this image for example:
What I want to do is get rid of the surrounding white space, that way when I place the graphic into InDesign there's no problems with setting background colors, text wrapping etc. I have a feeling I'll need to create a new layer to do this. I'm able to crop items out of an image using the lasso tool, but there still remains a white void.
Also, if anyone knows how I might go about defining the edges of the bottle so it'll pop on a white background, that information is also appreciated. I tried using the burn tool but I think that's the wrong idea. I know there's a way to adjust the contrast on the entire image, but really all I want is to shade/define the edges.
I'm posting this as a last resort--my investigation has been fruitless it's very frustrating to have an ad idea but not have the skills to produce it on paper. Atleast I don't plan to be a graphic designer. Thanks for any help!
I'm hoping there are some Photoshop pros around here. I'm taking an Advertising Design class this semester where I'm required to develop ad copy & graphic design. I'm not very proficient with Photoshop, and I'm having trouble keeping up with the assignments. I stayed 3 hrs. after class tonight to tinker with the program after asking my professor and classmates for guidance with a few tricks, but nobody seemed to have any answers. I even consulted the Photoshop Help manual multiple times.
A recurring problem I have has to do with cropping out parts of an image for use in an ad layout. Take this image for example:
What I want to do is get rid of the surrounding white space, that way when I place the graphic into InDesign there's no problems with setting background colors, text wrapping etc. I have a feeling I'll need to create a new layer to do this. I'm able to crop items out of an image using the lasso tool, but there still remains a white void.
Also, if anyone knows how I might go about defining the edges of the bottle so it'll pop on a white background, that information is also appreciated. I tried using the burn tool but I think that's the wrong idea. I know there's a way to adjust the contrast on the entire image, but really all I want is to shade/define the edges.
I'm posting this as a last resort--my investigation has been fruitless it's very frustrating to have an ad idea but not have the skills to produce it on paper. Atleast I don't plan to be a graphic designer. Thanks for any help!