How to create images / graphics like this?

[Lanco]

Hi Guys, super desperate already, as im looking for DAYS! for a solution to this.

I think i did not find ANYthing, because i even dont know how to call this kind of graphics

However. I need to know, how i can create such grafics with a cut out person and a rounded CUT at the bottom - please see markers...

ANYONE that can give some advice/help?

thank you!

[carl123]

To get the rounded bottom just use the Crescent Shape Tool to place a crescent (the same colour as the background) on top of the image 

See Layers panel in screenshot

 

[Lanco]

3 hours ago, carl123 said:

To get the rounded bottom just use the Crescent Shape Tool to place a crescent (the same colour as the background) on top of the image 

See Layers panel in screenshot

 

An Idea, but sadly not what i wanted. The graphic needs to become transparent. The image above for example is a transparent png...

[carl123]

With a transparent PNG just set the Blend mode of the Crescent to Erase

APhoto file is also attached

 

crescent.afphoto

[Lanco]

10 minutes ago, carl123 said:

With a transparent PNG just set the Blend mode of the Crescent to Erase

APhoto file is also attached

 

crescent.afphoto 2.09 MB · 1 download

Hey Carl, thanks for your time. I tried and it did not work. THEN i grouped the two layers and VOILA! THIS made the magic!

Attached you can see my try and yeah its exactly what i was looking for - See the Screenshot! 

Another thing that now is is, that there, where the "moon" now is "invisibly placed" there is a huge gap... any way to get rid of this?

 

[DWright]

In Photo if you use the Merge down option it will combine the photo and shape into a single cut out image

[Lanco]

3 hours ago, DWright said:

In Photo if you use the Merge down option it will combine the photo and shape into a single cut out image

How do you mean? I dont get it 😢 

[R C-R]

13 hours ago, Lanco said:

Hey Carl, thanks for your time. I tried and it did not work. THEN i grouped the two layers and VOILA! THIS made the magic!

You should not need to group the two layers for this to work. Are you sure the crescent is above the Pixel layer, that it is a Pixel layer, & that the crescent is set to the Erase blend mode?

4 hours ago, Lanco said:

8 hours ago, DWright said:

In Photo if you use the Merge down option it will combine the photo and shape into a single cut out image

How do you mean? I dont get it 😢 

You can use Merge Down, either from the layer menu or by right-clicking on the crescent layer (which must be above the pixel layer) & choosing that option from the menu that pops up.

However, this will not remove the empty gap at the bottom of the the resulting single layer. One way to do that for a PNG export is to select the layer & use the "Selection only" or "Selection area" for the export.