Question by Pete: I am trying to make a heart out of a photo in photoshop cs4. Is there anyone who can give me the simplest way?
I want to make a heart shaped picutre for a friend who is getting married and am wondering how i can make a cutout heart shaped photo of him and his wife using photoshop cs4. please give me the step by step instructions thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by iDesign71
There are a number of ways to do this, but here’s a simple way.
Find a clipart type heart in the shape you like. Look for something about the size of the image you want to produce or insert a clipart image in a Word document and scale.
Copy this image from Word or open the picture format file in Photoshop, select and copy (eg using magic wand tool) – depending on your choice of picture.
Paste it in your Photoshop photo document. Place in the position where you want it so that the photo is positioned over the heart shape. It should paste on a layer of its own.
Now select the heart shape (magic wand) again, click on the layer containing your photo, go to menu Select>Inverse and then to menu Edit>Clear.
Your photo will now be in the shape of the heart. Delete or hide the layer that contains the heart shape and save your file (remember to use Save As to keep the original photo intact).
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