PS question for the Gurus

Flat4 · 7 Nov 2006 at 20:02

Hi all,

I have a large image has a background. I need to lighten part of it I guess using opacity.

I remember seeing a tutorial a while ago that showed you how to lassoo out the part of the image you wanted then you shift deleted and the selected part stayed dark but the background lightened.

I want it the other way around. Can anyone help?

ta

Imy · 7 Nov 2006 at 20:04

Do as you said above then Invert Selection.

Flat4 · 7 Nov 2006 at 20:06

Hi there.

How?

JonD · 7 Nov 2006 at 20:15

Select -> Invert Selection :confused:

Flat4 · 7 Nov 2006 at 20:15

JonD said:
Select -> Invert Selection

I dont want to invert the selection. I want that to fade and the background to stay light. Also, it deletes the whole selected area. I just want to fade it

Flat4 · 7 Nov 2006 at 21:51

no photoshoppers here then

RandomTom · 7 Nov 2006 at 22:03

your question is a bit wooly, any better explanation/pictures/examples?

G18241 · 8 Nov 2006 at 09:56

if you are trying to lighten the part that is highlighted could you not overlay it with white and then adjust the opacity?

im no guru and im sure this is a shoddy way of doing it but sound slike it would work?

Flat4 · 8 Nov 2006 at 14:13

Ok, hope this helps

See the bit selected. I want to lighten what is inside here whilst leaving everything outside of it the same level.

ta

Dj_Jestar · 8 Nov 2006 at 14:33

can't remember menu option (I don't have PS anymore) but it's as simple as selecting format > brightness and contrast from the toolbar. Names may vary and format may be layout or layer.

Flat4 · 8 Nov 2006 at 15:02

worked
cheers