Strip Effect Tutorial for Photoshop CS2
Adobe Photoshop can be used to creating many interesting visual effects. It is often used to alter or in some way enhance photographs for ads, signs or websites. If you need a graphic for a document related to film, one effect you can create is that of a strip of film containing the image of a person or place. You might have thought that you would need the help of a professional graphics artist for this, but if you have a copy of Photoshop CS2 handy, you can quickly do this yourself.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Load the image that you want to use in the strip onto your computer. Transfer it from a digital source or scan it in.
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Open Photoshop. Select "File" and click "New." In the dialog box that appears, make the pixels height and width what you want for your film strip graphic, or change to inches if they're easier for you to measure. Click "OK."
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Select the "Paint Bucket" tool from the toolbar and in the options at the top choose the color you want for the background. Choose one that will contrast well with the black strip you will later add. Then click on the canvas to add the color.
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Click on the "New Layer" icon under the "Layers" panel. Select the "Rectangular Marquee" tool and draw a selection from one side to the other to serve as your film strip. Use the "Paint Bucket" tool to fill the selection with black.
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Use the "Rectangular Marquee" tool to make a selection on the black strip corresponding to where you want the first frame of the strip. Click "Delete" on your keyboard. Repeat this to create all the other holes for your frames.
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Use the same technique shown above to remove sections along the top and bottom edge to serve as the sprocket holes. These should not intersect with your frame holes.
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Select "File" and click "Open." In the dialog that pops up, browse to the image you loaded and open it. Right-click on the layer and select "Duplicate." Select the other document as the "Destination."
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Select the top layer in your main document (containing the duplicated image) and drag it under the strip layer. Use the "Scale" function under "Transform" to resize it to fit the first frame hole.
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Right-click on the current layer and select "Duplicate." Repeat this until you have as many copies of the image as you have frame holes. Use the "Move" tool to place the images under the frame holes.
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Select "File" and click "Save." In the dialog, name your file and save it as a JPEG.
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- Photo Credit film strip image by jovica antoski from Fotolia.com
