Make picture background same as actual background?

[Hellfire]

I'm trying to make a banner for myself, and I've got a blue graphic background and I've added two images ontop of it. I've tried to lasso cut around both images to elimated as much as the white background they sit on as possible, but there is still some left.

How to I merge or w/e the images so their white background doesn't show and just my blue graphic background shows?

Using Adobe Photoshop CS3

Thanks

[budafist]

Depending on what the image looks like, you might be able to use the multiply function under the layers panel.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5889/picture2hv5.png

[Hellfire]

I don't see that option, but here is the banner I'm trying to fix:

http://www.fileshack.us/get_file.php?id=474134&file=Arctic+Autowash+Revised+Banner.psd

And basically get rid of the white around the logo & car, and have it blend with the background.

[Ovaltine]

Pen tool.
Learn it, use it, love it.

[urstwile]

I looked at your file, and basically what Ovaltine has said is correct.

Sometimes it's possible to get this type of stuff to work by option-dragging the blend sliders in the blend box, but in your case it wouldn't work, because you have white on the inside of the images that would also be affected.

[Hellfire]

Hmm, Well I do have a corel draw file with the logo and car and its blending into the background. I was thinkin I could just crop that file and then shrink it and add my text, but when I tried to crop it I was just getting the background.

[urstwile]

Sounds like you need to make sure the interior areas in the corel draw file are filled with white as opposed to no color.

[romancing_layouts]

There are a number of ways to go about this. In my opinion, the method that turns the best results is to zoom in real close and magnetic lasso the entire contour, it takes time but is effective.

Then again, with such a low resolution the magic wand would be quickest. In fact, here ya go... on the house, this took me no more than one minute:
http://www.nicheoriginals.ca/Arctic_Autowash.jpghttp://www.nicheorignals.ca/Arctic_Autowash.jpg

[Ovaltine]

And the pen tool would have taken me no more than 1 minute with an outline so simple. Plus I would have a perfectly clean/smooth path cutout not the jagged one that often results from the magnetic lasso. I also wouldn't have to go back and fix areas that the magnetic lasso tool misunderstood.

That said, you did a good job. And I have been known to use the magic wand to help create clipping paths, but in my defense, I am clipping out hundreds of photos (high res) of fishing baits. The outlines on those are a bear, especially the fly baits... all those feathers....oi.

[romancing_layouts]

I guess, to each their own.

I find that I have to touchup and find tune most every method of extracting, pen included. When I contour with the lasso, I magnify my image until each pixel is easily defined and usually hit my marks the first time around.

Just one guy's humble opinion.

[Hellfire]

There are a number of ways to go about this. In my opinion, the method that turns the best results is to zoom in real close and magnetic lasso the entire contour, it takes time but is effective.

Then again, with such a low resolution the magic wand would be quickest. In fact, here ya go... on the house, this took me no more than one minute:
http://www.nicheoriginals.ca/Arctic_Autowash.jpghttp://www.nicheorignals.ca/Arctic_Autowash.jpg

Sweet, thanks! Free car wash for you if your ever in Edmonton :)

I'll try your zoom in & lasso with my next banner attempt, thx