Yes if you put your magnifying glass in it's own group with the top Old Maid pictureand can use Layer Styles to create the lens part of the magnifying glass as a 'Knockout Layer' set to 'deep' (click the fx button and click Blending Options: Advanced Blending: Knockout [dropdown menu] : 'Deep'). The old maid image woud have to within the magnifying glass group below the lens layer and the group's Blending Mode should be set to 'Normal' rather than the default 'Pass Through' this will punch a hole (same shape as your lens layer) through all layers to the background image : The fill opcaity of your lens layer should be lowered the lower it is the more of the background image is reveal good if you want to keep some of the lens' detail.
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Mon 1 Aug 2011, 5:51,
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WhoaI'd like to get this working too if I can because this is another approach I'm unfamiliar with.
Could you post a screenshot of the layers palette please? I've tried to follow your instructions here but no luck so far.
Ok, I got it working. Thanks for the pointers, this is another new thing I've learned tonight.
(Could you post a screenshot of the layers palette please? I've tried to follow your instructions here but no luck so far.
Ok, I got it working. Thanks for the pointers, this is another new thing I've learned tonight.
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 1 Aug 2011, 6:01,
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i think this is similar to mine, but where there's a hole in the mirror rather than a layer revealthis should work with LS18's mirror, which i think, has no glass.
will have to play with this
(will have to play with this
real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy,
Mon 1 Aug 2011, 6:09,
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I just got it working, at least a version of it...it's quite a different approach.
It wouldn't work for me until I reduced the fill opacity of the circle layer (the one set to deep knockout) to 0.
(It wouldn't work for me until I reduced the fill opacity of the circle layer (the one set to deep knockout) to 0.
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 1 Aug 2011, 6:16,
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Oh and one more detail...I've used a mask here to block out the glass on the magnifying glass layer.
In actual fact, the magnifying glass source I used had some light reflections and frame shadows on the glass, so if instead of using a black mask you use a grey one, it leaves some of the glass features intact as an overlay.
Here's the magnifying glass I used so you can see what I mean about the glass
(In actual fact, the magnifying glass source I used had some light reflections and frame shadows on the glass, so if instead of using a black mask you use a grey one, it leaves some of the glass features intact as an overlay.
Here's the magnifying glass I used so you can see what I mean about the glass
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 1 Aug 2011, 6:26,
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looks nice, but what did it look like to start with?I'll have a play with this method later.
going back to mine, you can create a copy of the mirror, change the transparency and place it over the top, if you want to retain reflections, or distortions that the glass may create
(going back to mine, you can create a copy of the mirror, change the transparency and place it over the top, if you want to retain reflections, or distortions that the glass may create
real i'm not happy 'til you're not happy,
Mon 1 Aug 2011, 7:38,
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ah, this only works with background imagesat least i think so, anyway
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Mon 1 Aug 2011, 7:56,
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