
Mix your music! Learn GarageBand in 30 Days! mhlo.co In this video, Mahalo's Photoshop expert Justin Zagri shows how to add a handle to a sword in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Photoshop Tutorial - Add Handle to Sword --------------------------------------------------------------------- When the sword was shown for the first time, the client requested that patching be added to certain parts, so the character could effectively grip the sword and use it in different ways. Since that part wasn't photographed, it has to be made in Photoshop. To begin, conduct an image search for something related to what you're trying to accomplish visually. These samurai sword handles should be good to incorporate into the sword. Grab the Magnetic Lasso Tool and use it to isolate the first handle image. Right-click on the selection and choose Layer via Copy. This will create a new layer that is entirely independent. Grab the Move Tool and move the selected handle to the canvas with the sword that you'll be adding the handle to. If the handle image is too large, press Ctrl+T (Command+T for Mac) to Transform it. You can rotate and resize it as needed. When you resize, press and hold Shift while you drag in order to maintain the image's correct proportions. In order to properly integrate this handle, the wooden ends and middle portions need to be erased. To do so, grab the Eraser Tool and simply erase over the parts you need to get rid of. Once the handle is ready to be integrated with the sword <b>...</b>
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