Problem Filling Shape with Image (photo)

Lisa Anderson · Post by **Lisa Anderson** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:55 pm

I want to fill my tear drop shape with a portion of a digital photo. When I attempt this, the upper left corner of my photo is used instead of of the middle portion of the photo that I want to use. Is there a way to specify which part of the image will be used?

Another way I tried was to drag the shape onto my photo and placing it on top of the portion I wanted to fill the shape with, but I could not figure out how to copy the image under the shape into the shape.

Does anyone know how to do this?

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:26 pm

I'm not sure if I understand your problem. How did you place your image? After you placed it, while still selected, you should be able to move it around to make the portion you want visible. It may also help if you crop to only the part of the image you want, slightly bigger than the shape it should show through.

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Lisa Anderson · Post by **Lisa Anderson** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:36 pm

Thank you for your reply.

Here is what I am trying to do:

I have a 5 x 7 digital photo that I took with my camera.

I drag a tear drop shape from the EasyPalette that is about 3 x 4 and position it on the photo.

Now I want the portion of the photo that is under the shape to be on the shape.

Finally, I want to pull the shape off into another window so that I only have a tear drop image. (I don't need the rest of photo.)

I have read the help and looked through tutorials on the web site, but have not figured out how to do this.

Does anyone know a method that will work?

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:58 pm

You didn't tell us which version you use. In PI 10 (Should work for 11 or earlier version in similar fashion): Open your image and from the menu select "Selection" >All and press Ctrl+C (to copy your image).

Now open a new blank canvas. double click your shape from the Easy Palette and while this shape is still selected, from the menu "Edit" >Paste >Into Selection, voila, your image is now on your shape. You can move it around until you are happy with the location.

It also works if you create your own shape, as long as the part that you want your image to be on is selected, the command "Paste > Into Selection" will have the same effect.

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:11 am

Lisa,

Actually, you want to do the process the other way around.

Create a Blank Transparent image, then drag the tear drop onto the image, not the photo.

Use the Magic Wand tool to select the area inside of the teardrop, by changing tolerance to add or subtract the desired area.

Then copy your photo to the clipboard, and paste it into the Magic Wand selection, using the Paste under pointer. That will allow you to move the photo around until you have the center aligned and then click the mouse. Deselect your selection, and use the Magic Wand Tool to select the area outside of the teardrop. Invert your selection and the teardrop can be copied to the clipboard.

That should get you started.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:59 am

I think Lisa wanted the image to cover the shape, not to show through a portion of it. I fail to see where your approach has an advantage over mine but that has no bearing on it anyway. Both processes should give the result, yours just seems a bit cumbersome to me. Whether you copy your image to the clipboard before you create your shape or after is not important.

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 3:55 am

Calm down Heinz, your post was not there when I replied. So, I was not referring to your post.

It dosen't make any difference which way she tackles the task as long as she obtains her desired goal.

For every method there are a dozen ways to do something, and every one has their own particular recipe. More than one recipe makes for a good cook book. And, a good cook book makes many happy.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:01 am

keenart wrote:Calm down Heinz, your post was not there when I replied. So, I was not referring to your post.

It dosen't make any difference which way she tackles the task as long as she obtains her desired goal.

For every method there are a dozen ways to do something, and every one has their own particular recipe. More than one recipe makes for a good cook book. And, a good cook book makes many happy.

Yepp, my sentiment exactly

didn't get excited either, just thought I clarify what you just clarified again. There is always another way to do the same thing.