Rounded Rectangle Cutting Tutor

[Vicky]

Everyone has been asking me how to cut images into
rounded rectangle to create a blend like this

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5833/mileyblendmileycyrus2rv3.png

Well, it's really hard to show you by words, so I create this tutorial.
Hope you'll like it.

[I know it's small and really hard to see, but my
photobucket and tinypic broke down so I have to
use imageshack, not a very good choice but it's
all I have, if you can't see something, ask me,
I'll try to answer them]

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9430/tutor01my8.png

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1061/tutor02ix2.png

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/412/tutor03eq3.png

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3800/tutor04xa0.png

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5509/tutor05ak6.png

After that, simply just move it to your blend, and that's it, the rest is up to you and your creativity.

This is what I come up with at the end.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8492/ashleyblendashleytisdalcc5.png

[goodytooshoes]

thanks vicky

[cyrusfan55]

thanks for the tutorial. the only problem i have is that i have PSP and it doesnt have the effects that photoshop has. =[

[Katybug1994]

Thanks for the tuturial!

[Vicky]

thanks for the tutorial. the only problem i have is that i have PSP and it doesnt have the effects that photoshop has. =[



PSP? never heard of it before. but I'm sure yours will look great even without effects

[cyrusfan55]

PSP? never heard of it before. but I'm sure yours will look great even without effects


PSP = paint shop pro.
i just shortened it.

[SmileyMiley11]

Thanks Vicky I should try that my blends aren't that good lol

[Miley98]

I can't do that. Is there anyway to do that with rectangular marquee tool?

[Vicky]

SmileyMIley11, I think the way you blend is pretty good, but.. sometimes, less is more, try not to add too much bruses and cover everything up, I have that problem too, I always add too much brushes, but sometimes, you have to control the brush using thing, and try add some background to your blend.

[Vicky]

I can't do that. Is there anyway to do that with rectangular marquee tool?

if you use that, you'll end up with a rectangle, or you can use a eraser and erase the point, it won't look as good but.. still.

[babygirl35]

coolio i can do that even thou i dont have photo shop i can do it on gimp!! thanks vicky!!!!!!!

[goodytooshoes]

i just did a blend that looked so good the way u showed me and a pop up says rundown error and i hit ok and now my new blend is gone im so mad

[babygirl35]

i just did a blend that looked so good the way u showed me and a pop up says rundown error and i hit ok and now my new blend is gone im so mad
i know how u feel i
i hate it when that happend:mad: lolz

[Vicky]

ouch.. I hate when that happens too

[HPMontana]

I can't do that. Is there anyway to do that with rectangular marquee tool?

Yeah. Select the picture with the Rectagular Marquee tool, making sure your feather is set at 0 or else it will be all fuzzy on the sides.
Then go to Select - Modify - Smooth - 12 px (or whatever you want, more makes it more rounded, less makes it less round)

That's what I use when I round pictures ;).

[Vicky]

Yeah. Select the picture with the Rectagular Marquee tool, making sure your feather is set at 0 or else it will be all fuzzy on the sides.
Then go to Select - Modify - Smooth - 12 px (or whatever you want, more makes it more rounded, less makes it less round)

That's what I use when I round pictures ;).

oh you do??? I didn't know that, I saw you use the rounded rectangle tool to make the color thing, so I figures you use that for this too lolz.

[HPMontana]

For some reason my rounded rectangle thing isn't working anymore. Photoshop is being such a little pain the butt. :P.

[Vicky]

lolz, that didn't happen to me yet, hope it won't lolz

[vanessaroxs14]

I don't use it but very helpful!

[goodytooshoes]

here is my first, im ready for some constructive criticism vicky lol
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/8483/ashley1blendjk0.jpg

and the one that closed on me was way better

[Vicky]

here is my first, im ready for some constructive criticism vicky lol
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/8483/ashley1blendjk0.jpg

and the one that closed on me was way better

okay, I think the blending is pretty good, but.. somehow it doesn't look right to me... do you have photoshop cs2??

if you do, when you're adding on the effects, click IMAGE >> ADJUSTMENT>>VARIATION and try to put some red or magenta, cuz I see here is that the color scheme is redish, and the pictures you put on is kinda green... it doesn't look right to me.

[SmileyMiley11]

SmileyMIley11, I think the way you blend is pretty good, but.. sometimes, less is more, try not to add too much bruses and cover everything up, I have that problem too, I always add too much brushes, but sometimes, you have to control the brush using thing, and try add some background to your blend.

Thanks For The Advice I really do need to control myself with those brushes lol

[babygirl35]

goodytooshoes, that is really good, way bette than mine but i did use gimp and a LAPTOP Mouse, lolz the regular one broke:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/vanessarox_01/vanessa-57.jpg
i could do better but it is my first one- and i couldnt do it with a laptop mouse, so Vicky any advice?

[babygirl35]

any advice?

[freelelandchapman]

where do you all get your brushes, and how do you put the hearts on it?

[Vicky]

goodytooshoes, that is really good, way bette than mine but i did use gimp and a LAPTOP Mouse, lolz the regular one broke:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/vanessarox_01/vanessa-57.jpg
i could do better but it is my first one- and i couldnt do it with a laptop mouse, so Vicky any advice?


you see how you have the brush? i would suggest you use that under the pictures for the background, if you're gonna put brushes on top of pictures, try to not cover the picture up. you know wha tI mean?

[babygirl35]

oh yeah i wll use that advice thanks vicky, but i am soo not going to make a blend that style until i get the mouse fixed lolz

[HPMontana]

Another thing. Darker backgrounds tend to look better ;). And like patterns and stuff look good as well :D. And textures. You don't always need to add brushes. Like in this banner that I made like forever ago, just a simple texture and some brushes and patterns are used...you don't want to go over the top. Like Vikcy said. Less is sometimes more.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h96/Lunabear92/StrikeaPose.png

[babygirl35]

ooo Bree i looooove that blend!!!

[Vicky]

yeah, I have to agree, I alway set my background to color burn so it look more darker

[JB-trigger]

cool outcomes :D

[babygirl35]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/vanessarox_01/miley-129.jpg

sorry Bree i just had to see if i can make it like yours, but u are a great graphics maker and mine wasnt even close any advice Vicky or Bree?

[laxgoalie12345]

where did you get the pics?

[niiro_tatsu]

here is my outcome. i did i t in a hurry. any advice?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Niiro_Tatsu/Sigs/newmileysig.jpg

[chiko]

nice to bad I don't have photo shop

[Vicky]

here is my outcome. i did i t in a hurry. any advice?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Niiro_Tatsu/Sigs/newmileysig.jpg

cute!!

but under the text, you should use some bushes, like mine, like a little light dark brush, so the text wouldn't look so random, it makes the text relates to the blend better. u know what I mean?

[niiro_tatsu]

Kinda, do you have a link to download that brush you use?

[Vicky]

I don't really remember where I get it anymore, too many websites

[babygirl35]

like the text box thing? like on vickys?

[chiko]

nice^^^

[Hugs-and-Kisses]

Thanks Vicky!

[supersarah089]

Vicky
Would that work for Adobe Photoshop 5.0?

[Vicky]

I don't know, I don't have the program.

[babygirl35]

it should i use gimp and it worked

[niiro_tatsu]

i tired another attempt
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Niiro_Tatsu/Sigs/attempt.jpg

[babygirl35]

i tired another attempt
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Niiro_Tatsu/Sigs/attempt.jpg

love it!! may i ask where u got the pictures form?

[niiro_tatsu]

I got the pics from MileyWorld.

I did another one.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Niiro_Tatsu/Sigs/sillymiley.jpg

[*HannahMontana*]

awsome!!

[miley miles]

Would it work if i had Paint Shop Pro?
i was trying to do something like that last night but it didnt work for me.
my blends are so ugly i havent figered out Paint Shop Pro yet.

[mileycyruslover#1]

it wont work....

[lana_23]

I don't have adobe photoshop I have adobe photoshop elements and I dont think it has that tool there so can you help me out?

[mileycyruslover#1]

yeah it still wont work

[mileyroxx]

I don't have Photoshop...
I have Gimp 2.2...
But, I can't even save a file... (seriously!)

[absolutelyfabx3]

It will work on PSP it just doesn't turnout as nice. I did one..but i'm too ashamed to show it..

[zacsgirrl12]

where do you get the backgrounds for them? do you make them?
And the little side half circle things. Is that a speical brush?

[Hannah~Montana7764]

is that for photoshop cs2?

[Miley's_3_lives]

I don't have adobe photoshop I have adobe photoshop elements and I dont think it has that tool there so can you help me out?

yes it does, but i cant make a tutorial, my uploading server is stupid to me...


but it does work on elements

[vanessaroxs14]

thats helpful

[HideUnderMyPillow1425]

thanks for the tutorial. the only problem i have is that i have PSP and it doesnt have the effects that photoshop has. =[
it's really easy to do that on PSP. Just get the selection tool and at the top when you choose the feather it should have a box by that that says "rectangle" and then click the arrow on the box and there are tons of shapes. There is one that says rounded rectangle. just use that and so the same as Vicky did.

[Jordan_Pruitt_Fan]

lovely tutorial<3

[savvannah]

do you know how to do that in Photoshop Elements 5.0?

[laxgoalie12345]

thanks

[Hannah~Montana7764]

can u do that in image readycs2?

[just_crazy]

Thanx so much!