| Layout Tutorials |
| You learned the basics in the previous layout tuorial, now for the rest. |
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| Copy and Paste the Image Into a New Background: |
| You've background erased your image, now let's paste it into a new background. |
| *Copy the image: To Copy: Go to Edit>>>Copy To Create A New, Blank Background: *Create a new image by clicking on the New icon in the upper left corner. Size the new image (see both screenshots below) and click OK. *Or, open an exsisting background. |
| -New Image |
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| Size Here>>> |
| *Paste The Image: Go to Edit>>>Paste>>>Paste As New Layer (see screenshot above). |
| *If you created a new, blank background and you want it to have color, use the Fill tool and Paintbrush to color and design the background BEFORE you paste the image. |
| For A new Background: |
| Now, the image is pasted but, what if you want to re-size or rotate the image? Use the Raster Deform Tool: |
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| -Raster Deform Tool |
| -The Image Is Being Rotated (dotted outline of image) |
| Use the Raster Deform Tool to move, re-size, or rotate the image. |
| We are almost done! Now, I'm going to show you how to fade an image.You can fade images when you are combining pictures or, want a cool effect. Just make shure not to fade too much!! |
| Fading An Image: |
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| To finish your layout, combine and paste several pictures. See what you can come up with! Get inspired by browsing the web and viewing layouts. |
| To Put Your Layout On Your Site: |
| CSS is the best way. However, you can just upload the layout and place it as a picture. But, this method is not as effective. |
| Below is a good CSS help site: |
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