1 Reply Latest reply: Oct 19, 2014 8:52 PM by JJMack RSS

    Using a Vector Art File as a matte for an image collage

    SusanSherman Community Member
    SusanSherman Oct 17, 2014 5:55 AM

      II have a vector art file of a paw print.  I would like to use it with a variety of photos to create a collage.  I have the image files selected and the vector art file sized, but what I can't figure out is how to have the images seen ONLY inside each toe/pad of the paw print.  Once the file is completed, I would like to be able to flow text around the paw prints so I don't want the entire art board area to be white as this would effect my text wrap properties. Any and all suggestions are welcome!

       

      Ubiquitous Information:

      Adobe CS6 Design & Web premium

      Illustrator v. 16.0.3 (32-bit)

      Windows 7 Professional sp 1 64-bit OS

       

      Thanks in advance for your help this morning!

       

      Susan

        • 1. Re: Using a Vector Art File as a matte for an image collage
          JJMack Community Member
          JJMack Oct 19, 2014 8:52 PM (in response to SusanSherman)

          I developed a Photo Collage Toolkit for Photoshop.  I feel its very easy to create PSD templates that can be populated with images.

           

          Photo Collage Toolkit

           

          Photoshop scripting is powerful and I believe this package demonstrates this video showing a 5 image collage PSD template being populates with images:

           

          The package includes four simple rules to follow when making Photo Collage Template PSD files so they will be compatible with my Photoshop scripts.

          1. Size the photo collage templates for the print size you want - width, height and print DPI resolution.
          2. Photo collage templates must have a Photoshop background layer. The contents of this layer can be anything.
          3. Photo collage templates must have alpha channels named "Image 1", "Image 2", ... "Image n".
          4. Photo collage templates layers above the background layers must provide transparent areas to let the images that will be placed below them show through.

          There are twelve scripts in this package they provide the following functions:

          1. TestCollageTemplate.jsx - Used to test a Photo Collage Template while you are making it with Photoshop.
          2. CollageTemplateBuilder.jsx - Can build Templates compatible with this toolkit's scripts.
          3. LayerToAlphaChan.jsx - Used to convert a Prototype Image Layer stack into a template document.
          4. InteractivePopulateCollage.jsx - Used to interactively populate Any Photo Collage template. Offers most user control inserting pictures and text.
          5. ReplaceCollageImage.jsx - use to replace a populated collage image Smart Object layer with an other image correctly resized and positioned.
          6. ChangeTextSize.jsx - This script can be used to change Image stamps text size when the size used by the populating did not work well.
          7. PopulateCollageTemplate.jsx - Used to Automatically populate a Photo Collage template and leave the populated copy open in Photoshop.
          8. BatchOneImageCollage.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Collage templates that only have one image inserted. The Collage or Image may be stamped with text.
          9. BatchMultiImageCollage.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Any Photo Collage template with images in a source image folder. Easier to use than the interactive script. Saved collages can be tweaked.
          10. BatchPicturePackage.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Any Photo Collage template with an image in a source image folder
          11. PasteImageRoll.jsx - Paste Images into a document to be print on roll paper.
          12. PCTpreferences.jsx - Edit This File to Customize Collage Populating scripts default setting and add your own Layer styles.

          Documentation and Examples

           

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