Original Image: This one was optimized for the web.
Transparent PNG-8: Using the Polygono Lasso Tool, I selected the Pear's edges, inverted and deleted the surrounding picture leaving a transparent background. I inverted the selection and slowly removed any leftover pixals around the pear's edges to give it as clean a look as possible. Returning to the selection of the pear I added an outer glow of 3 pixals. Selecting only the pear, I added a drop shadow and converted it to a layer afterwards. This allowed me to warp the drop shadow a bit to change the angle of the shadow. I followed up by creating a new layer and filled it with the paint bucket tool using a color used on my web site.
Matte Background JPG: Working from the same PSD file, I created a new layer and filled it with the paint bucket tool using a color used on my web site. I placed this layer below the transparent one and
Working with a Lily
Original Image: This one was optimized for the web.
Matte Background JPG: Using the Magnetic Polygono Lasso Tool, I selected the flower's edges, inverted and deleted the surrounding picture leaving a transparent background. I inverted the selection and slowly removed any leftover pixals around the pear's edges to give it as clean a look as possible. Selecting only the flower, I added a drop shadow. I created a new layer and filled it with the paint bucket tool using a color used on my web site. I placed this layer below the transparent one. I then saved this file for the web as a JPG image.
Transparent PNG-8: Working from the same PSD file, hid the background layer and saved this file for the web as a PNG-8 file matching the matte color to my website.
The Fire Hydrant
Original Image: This one was optimized for the web.
Matte Background JPG: Using the Polygono Lasso Tool, I selected the Fire Hydrant's edges, inverted and deleted the surrounding picture leaving a transparent background. Inverting back to the original selection, I added a drop shadow, converted it to its own layer and than warped the shadow a bit. Next, I created a new layer and filled it with the paint bucket tool using a color used on my web site. I placed this layer below the transparent one. I then saved this file for the web as a JPG image.
Transparent PNG-8: Working from the same PSD file, hid the background layer and saved this file for the web as a PNG-8 file matching the matte color to my website.
