potatoflinger wrote:Wow, that's pretty good. But how can you paste an object that isn't rectangular onto a background? I had a really cool idea but could never figure out how to paste a non-rectangular object onto a background.
It's a case of making the background clear. In your picture's case, I just whipped out the "Magic eraser" on Photoshop and told it to erase all the grey area, then put that over the picture of the Eiffel tower.
Then it just required me to find a replacement fist and a handbag - add them in, then merge all the front layers, smooth the joins, copy it, set that layer to be an all black silhouette, put it under the other one, reshape it and reduce the opacity to make it look like a shadow. Easy.
Now, I know I didn't do a very good job earlier, and I thought I could do better, so here's my new improved version:

Doesn't look like you're treading on the handbag any more, and I've improved the shadows (now shadows from and on bag)
Should you want to add Potatoflinger to a background of your choice -
Green Screen!
I didn't learn on Photoshop, but it's what I use now - well, most of the time - and strictly I use the cut down "Elements" - it's a good program.
I think we need a photoshopping thread... Much entertainment could come from that.
Now, what could I do with Nova's picture...?