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This is one of my fave pics
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Quality matey :biggrin do you have an idiots guide on how to use photoshop ? i have it loaded on the laptop but aint got a clue how to use it :roll

I think your the same as me mate got photoshop loaded and can't get it to work that well need some instructions
 
google is your best weapon, there are loads of free tutorials, i think there is even a forum for tutorials on the official website, unless you are computer savvy though alot of it will go in one end and out the other, photoshop is generally a professional's software choice, there are plenty of similar programs around which can do much the same in a more user friendly way (perhaps...)

sharky that pic is cool! where was it taken? reminds me of the bike fest in lincoln
 
better than doing it yourself post a "how to" in our forum pal, otherwise you'll be unandated with requests
 
i'll put a quick how to here:

1. right so get your best pic, and find a picture of your favourite GP hero in a picture with roughly the same angle as your (the more similar the angle the better it will look!)

2. now open both pictures in Photoshop, now on the pic of yourself, you need to cut around you and your bike, you'll need the Polygonal Lasso Tool for this (on the toolbar 2nd one down on the left).

3. To use the tool, simply click and in short steps click all the way around, you'll notice a line following all your clicks until you return to your very first click, once you go all the way round, your image has been cut, now while its still selected, on the toolbar click the top right tool (the Move tool).

4. click and drag your bike into the picture of your GP hero, now you need to do 2 things here, adjust the size and the brightness/contrast and sometimes saturation of the colour to match it to the backgrounds, you'll have to play about to get it right.

5. once you think you've got the resizing and colour adjustment right, sit back abit and make sure it doesnt look out of place as you may have gone over the top with the colour adjust so double check it.

6. file > save as > jpeg, and you've got your very own GP rider arse kicking picture.

sorry for thread jacking lol.
 
i'll put a quick how to here:

1. right so get your best pic, and find a picture of your favourite GP hero in a picture with roughly the same angle as your (the more similar the angle the better it will look!)

2. now open both pictures in Photoshop, now on the pic of yourself, you need to cut around you and your bike, you'll need the Polygonal Lasso Tool for this (on the toolbar 2nd one down on the left).

3. To use the tool, simply click and in short steps click all the way around, you'll notice a line following all your clicks until you return to your very first click, once you go all the way round, your image has been cut, now while its still selected, on the toolbar click the top right tool (the Move tool).

4. click and drag your bike into the picture of your GP hero, now you need to do 2 things here, adjust the size and the brightness/contrast and sometimes saturation of the colour to match it to the backgrounds, you'll have to play about to get it right.

5. once you think you've got the resizing and colour adjustment right, sit back abit and make sure it doesnt look out of place as you may have gone over the top with the colour adjust so double check it.

6. file > save as > jpeg, and you've got your very own GP rider arse kicking picture.

sorry for thread jacking lol.


Not a fcukin clue what ya sayin mate :dunno thats why i just sent you a pic :biggrin:biggrin:biggrin
 
google is your best weapon, there are loads of free tutorials, i think there is even a forum for tutorials on the official website, unless you are computer savvy though alot of it will go in one end and out the other, photoshop is generally a professional's software choice, there are plenty of similar programs around which can do much the same in a more user friendly way (perhaps...)

sharky that pic is cool! where was it taken? reminds me of the bike fest in lincoln


That was taken in Honfleur France in April on our little aprilia outing we had
 
Not the Aprilia i know but a nice pic from my tour of Scotland in 2002

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That tiger looks way cool there! looks set to stare any BMW down any time
Definately looks like Scotland is the best place to ride (when there is good weather)
what are the road surfaces like there? i imagine the far out places can get a bit rough?
i know they do in England...

How to beat Rossi with Photoshop

did a pretty basic how to since seems a few people are interested and this thread was being highjacked, its a good thread awell!
 
you are exactly right rsvnelly it is a loch just outside Aberfoyle in the trossachs, well spoted. mates tiger and my ZX9R.
here is another from the same trip.

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do you recognise this one rsvnelly
 
spot on badger. i have some superb pictures from that trip, and they all make me wish i lived up there.
This one might be a bit obscure but have a go

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I have seen the view but no idea where it is:dunno, living up here is great we just need more/closer tracks to play on as well and the world of Badger will be sorted:thumbup
 

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