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KarenC

KarenC

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I need suggestions on how to make a digital stamp look realistic that is half on the background paper and half on the photo. Hope that makes sense! Thank you for any help! :)
 
Oh I love doing this - clip the part on the photo to the photo, and then ever so slightly move the background part. You want just a thin line/hair of disconnect from the piece on the photo. And make sure the photo's drop shadow is a layer above the background piece.

(Hope this makes sense?)
 
blueberries said:
Oh I love doing this - clip the part on the photo to the photo, and then ever so slightly move the background part. You want just a thin line/hair of disconnect from the piece on the photo. And make sure the photo's drop shadow is a layer above the background piece.

(Hope this makes sense?)
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Thank you for the help, Brenda! I'll have to think about what you've said and try it out. I'll be back with questions if I can't figure it out, lol. Thanks! :)
 
blueberries said:
Oh I love doing this - clip the part on the photo to the photo, and then ever so slightly move the background part. You want just a thin line/hair of disconnect from the piece on the photo. And make sure the photo's drop shadow is a layer above the background piece.

(Hope this makes sense?)
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So I would need to cut the stamp in two pieces? Thanks!
 
KarenC said:
So I would need to cut the stamp in two pieces? Thanks!
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Yes, that's the trick to making it look real. The way it was explained to me (I think there's probably a tutorial around here somewhere), is that a real stamp doesn't press against the photo and the background with the same level of pressure (Or something to that effect - it's going to hit differently because the photo is slightly more raised). It's the same principal as writing across a raised surface onto another layer - there's always going to be a slight drop off that leaves a very small blank spot.

Pro-tip, that I've fussed at myself so often for not doing - it helps to lock the layers together so you can move them around without wrecking the alignment.
 
@KarenC that's how I prefer to do, I cut the part selected on the layer up the photo and paste on another layer so I can arrange it to get the look I want...like I did in this page:

 
KarenC said:
So I would need to cut the stamp in two pieces? Thanks!
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You can duplicate the stamp layer. Clip one of the stamp layers to the photo. Then have the OTHER stamp layer BELOW the photo.

The photo's drop shadow will appear as if it is on top of the second stamp layer below. You can also try to "erase" part of the stamp near the edge of the photo.

Check out the bottom-right tag. The peach paint splotches are both clipped to the tag as well as duplicated and placed BELOW the tag. I then (using PSCC) clicked on the tag layer's image preview and then feathered the selection. Then I selected the bottom paint layer and deleted the feathered-tag-outline. That made it look like the three-dimensional aspect of the tag made for a slightly sloppy "paint splotch," if that makes sense. :)
ETA: it's tough to see in my web version, so here's a close-up of the top-right tag's string punched hole.
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blueberries said:
Yes, that's the trick to making it look real. The way it was explained to me (I think there's probably a tutorial around here somewhere), is that a real stamp doesn't press against the photo and the background with the same level of pressure (Or something to that effect - it's going to hit differently because the photo is slightly more raised). It's the same principal as writing across a raised surface onto another layer - there's always going to be a slight drop off that leaves a very small blank spot.

Pro-tip, that I've fussed at myself so often for not doing - it helps to lock the layers together so you can move them around without wrecking the alignment.
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Thank you! Can't wait to try.
 
Tree City said:
You can duplicate the stamp layer. Clip one of the stamp layers to the photo. Then have the OTHER stamp layer BELOW the photo.

The photo's drop shadow will appear as if it is on top of the second stamp layer below. You can also try to "erase" part of the stamp near the edge of the photo.

Check out the bottom-right tag. The peach paint splotches are both clipped to the tag as well as duplicated and placed BELOW the tag. I then (using PSCC) clicked on the tag layer's image preview and then feathered the selection. Then I selected the bottom paint layer and deleted the feathered-tag-outline. That made it look like the three-dimensional aspect of the tag made for a slightly sloppy "paint splotch," if that makes sense. :)
ETA: it's tough to see in my web version, so here's a close-up of the top-right tag's string punched hole.
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Thank you! I really appreciate the help!
 
Thank you all so much! I really appreciate the help and seeing your great examples!
 
Karen said:
Thanks for finding that tutorial, I was going to go look for it and then I didn't even have to! :giggle
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I remember there being one.... it was in THE LAST PAGE of the learning section. LOL!!!
 
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