Images - Create a Montage.

There are quite a few steps to this unit of work.

Here's an example of a finished montage.

It is made up of a Background image, an elephant (resized three times and an aircraft).

1/. First find an image as your background. This image must be greater than 2mb.

Suggestions are a landscape, an ocean, a beach, a desert, a jungle.

2/. Find an object or person to go in the foreground. i.e: an elephant, a train (on an ocean), aship on the desert.

Make sure the objects background has as little detail as possible, as you need to erase the background.

3/. The above montage is made up of:

A Background.

An elephant, resized and copied in after being resized three times.

An aircraft.

The background size is 1280px wide.

The downloaded elephant size was 1000px wide.

The downloaded aircraft was originally 3540px wide.

The background needs to be 1280px maximum and can be reduced by using the Image Adjustments/Image/Size command 1280px and ensure the Proportions are set to constrained (equal adjusting to width and height).

The elephant has a background that needs to be erased.

1/. Create a new transparent file using the exact same dimensions of the elephant (your foreground image).

2/. Then copy/paste the original image to the transparent background.

3/. Then using the Magic Wand Tool select the background and the Eraser to remove the background. If there is any background left you need to select it and erase it. Ensure the background is clear of 'debris', as this will show up on the background image.

There are several other tools you may need to 'clean up' the background.

4/. Make a decision about the sizing of the foreground and Image Adjustments/ Image/Size and downsize the image if necessary.

5/. Save the image as either a CompuServe Gif. or a .PNG file. This will give you the clear background you need.

6/. Close the original .JPG image and open the new transparent background image, then copy paste to the background.

Do the same for your second foreground image, ensuring the sizing is as you want it to be.