Selection probs in 5.5

Hey im like not a total newbie, but one thing has me puzled, the selection tools in 5.5...here is my Two problems i need to resolv.

1. How to make several different circles that dost bind togheter into a big selection, meaning make several circles inside eachother but still have several complete circles, get it? =) hope so.

2. ok i make a circle, now i want to cut out a letter/tes INSIDE that circle, like the punsh type tutorial shows you, but i can never do this, i dunno if 5.5 does it or if im only beein my dumb old self.

Fast replies awarded with cookie n milk!

doh fisrt problem looks weird, i mean to make lets say two circles, and make em overlap eachother not inside eachotehr completle but kinda like O + O = 8... as if they was two circled moved into eachother the half way..gahh i sound really dumb but i cant be smart all the time =) HELP!! =)

MY PS 5,5 IS IN FRENSH SO THE TRANSLATION WILL BE WEIRD
I GOT A MAC SO SHORTCUTS WILL BE FOR MAC

-A- circle selection

1 CREATE A NEW LAYER (CIRCLE ONE)
make a circle selection the size that you want and fill it with a colour.

2 CREATE A NEW LAYER (CIRCLE two)
make a circle selection the size that you want and fill it with another colour.

3CREATE A NEW LAYER (CIRCLE three)
make a circle selection the size that you want and fill it with another colour.

etc...

4 SELECT CIRCLE ONE

5 ctrl+click on the CIRCLE two layer icon; a contextual menu appear.
choose SUBTRACT TRANSPARENCY MASK.

5 ctrl+click on the CIRCLE three layer icon; a contextual menu appear.
choose ADD TRANSPARENCY MASK.

If you have more than 3 layers altern subtract and add.

-B- CUTOUT

1 CREATE A NEW LAYER (CIRCLE ONE)
make a circle selection the size that you want and fill it with a colour.

2 CREATE A NEW LAYER (FONT)
Type the text you want to.

3 ADD A MASK TO CIRCLE ONE
click on the icon on the bottom of the layer window ( the one with the white circle)

4 SELECT THE FONT LAYER

5 MAKE THE MASK OF CIRCLE ONE ACTIVE
just click on the mask.

6 FILL THE MASK WITH BLACK

ET VOILA

HOPE THAT HELP

TCHOOK

ThanQ the Cutout part was great, but the multiple overlaying circle i asked wrong, what i meant was to make Selections of several overlaping but still complete circles, get what i mean?

Easy stuff.

First off, I'll show you how to do the second two ways.

With the circle marquee chosen (circular lasso), create your outer area. Hold the Alt key (makes the next selection a subtraction of the first) and create the second, inner circle. Make sure you place it exactly where you want it. If you mess up, Ctrl-Z to undo and try again. Next, to add then next "filled" section (by filled, I mean it is going to be PART of the selection, not the transparency). Hold the Shift key and create a circle inside the second. This will add to the selection. Do this over and over until you have the desired "ring-like" selection.

Another way:

Create a circle and fill it. Selection>Modify>Contract> (number you want contracted). Create a new layer. Fill this circle. Repeat these steps (contract the selection, new layer, fill) until you have the right amount of circles. Now, here's the tricky part. (It may not work for all of you) Ctrl-click the bottom layer. This will select the outermost ring. Now, holding onto the Alt key, click the layer above it. This will subtract the second circle from the first. After that, Shift+click the third layer, this will add to the selection the shape of the third circle.

I think you can see where I'm going with that.

Now, to the multiple circle combined selection:

After making the first circle, hold Shift, and create the next circle. This will add (or combine, if you will) both selection into a complex selection.

Hope this helps ,

SavageDawg
Akuta-Graphics

Techno waves tutoorial, look at first image

Cutout part was exellent =) but if you look at the first pic in that tut you know what kinda of circles i mean =) they all overlap, and i cant get that in my 5.5, dunno if it only exist in p 6. whelp =)

TnQ for the replies too helps alot =)

Umm, that tutorial isn't asking for a bunch of overlapped selections. It's asking you to create a bunch of circle outlines overlapping. Thus, you create a circle outline, create another an a second layer, merge down, create a new layer, create a new circle outline, merge down.

I have uploaded an example of what I think you are trying to do (ignore the imagery... That's part of an image I'm working on now, I just did it to have a photo show through like you have read in the tut).

http://www.akuta-graphics.f2s.com/Images/OverLapExample.jpg
(Sorry if the loadtime is slow)

What I did was exactly as I told you, create an outline of a circle (one circle, Select>Modify>Contract-1), press delete. New Layer, new outline, new layer, new outline, etc, etc. Then merge down all circle layers.

Hope this helps a bit.

SavageDawg
Akuta-Graphics

Well, I didn't see my post, then I posted this one, then I see my post. Whassupwiththat? Oh well, this is edited.

yeah, yeah...sure, sure
you just wanted to post twice...admit it! :D ;)

Nope, purely accidental. However, if it makes you feel better, OK, I did. ;) I'm beginning to like the commaradary around here. It allows people to fit in nicely...

SavageDawg
Akuta-Graphics

(Everyone can feel free to tell me that the image I produced for example is ugly... I know, it only took a couple minutes.)