| Panoramic
images are generally put together from a series of smaller images taken as
you pivot on the spot. In this tutorial you will make a panoramic images
from 6 overlapping images.
Photobug has supplied
us with the following 6 images to work with. Download them and open up in
Photoshop.
1. Open up a new image by clicking file=> new. Set the image to the
following:
- 1200 pixel wide
- 400 pixels high
- RGB
- White
- 72 ppi
2. Open Set1 image and use the move tool to drag this image over onto
your canvas. Position this image on the left edge of your canvas and about
equidistant from the top and bottom of your canvas.
3. Open Set 2 image and use the move tool to drag this image over onto
your canvas. Set the opacity of this layer to 50% while you line it up. Find
the area of overlap or repeated image by looking along the horizon line.
Match up the hills and waterline. Change opacity back to 100%.
 4.
Click the "add a layer mask button" for layer2. Set layer mode to Multiply
so the overlap is very obvious. Select your Linear gradient. Hit your D key
followed by your X key. Draw a gradient along the horizon from the left side
of your overlap to the right side of your overlap area, holding down your
shift key so you get a straight gradient on your mask. Change your layer
mode back to normal.
5. Open Set 3 image and use the move tool to drag this image over onto
your canvas. Set the opacity of this layer to 50% while you line it up. Find
the area of overlap or repeated image by looking along the horizon line.
Match up the hills and waterline. Change opacity back to 100%.
 6.
Click the "add a layer mask button" for layer3. Set layer mode to Multiply
so the overlap is very obvious. Select your Linear gradient. Hit your D key
followed by your X key. Draw a gradient along the horizon from the left side
of your overlap to the right side of your overlap area, holding down your
shift key so you get a straight gradient on your mask. Change your layer
mode back to normal.
7. Open Set 4 image and use the move tool to drag this image over onto
your canvas. Set the opacity of this layer to 50% while you line it up. Find
the area of overlap or repeated image by looking along the horizon line.
Match up the hills and waterline. Change opacity back to 100%.
 8.
Click the "add a layer mask button" for layer4. Set layer mode to Multiply
so the overlap is very obvious. Select your Linear gradient. Hit your D key
followed by your X key. Draw a gradient along the horizon from the left side
of your overlap to the right side of your overlap area, holding down your
shift key so you get a straight gradient on your mask. Change your layer
mode back to normal.
9. Open Set 5 image and use the move tool to drag this image over onto
your canvas. Set the opacity of this layer to 50% while you line it up. Find
the area of overlap or repeated image by looking along the horizon line.
Match up the hills and waterline. Change opacity back to 100%.
 10.
Click the "add a layer mask button" for layer5. Set layer mode to Multiply
so the overlap is very obvious. Select your Linear gradient. Hit your D key
followed by your X key. Draw a gradient along the horizon from the left side
of your overlap to the right side of your overlap area, holding down your
shift key so you get a straight gradient on your mask. Change your layer
mode back to normal.
11. Open Set 5 image and use the move tool to drag this image over onto
your canvas. Set the opacity of this layer to 50% while you line it up. Find
the area of overlap or repeated image by looking along the horizon line.
Match up the hills and waterline. Change opacity back to 100%.
 12.
Click the "add a layer mask button" for layer6. Set layer mode to Multiply
so the overlap is very obvious. Select your Linear gradient. Hit your D key
followed by your X key. Draw a gradient along the horizon from the left side
of your overlap to the right side of your overlap area, holding down your
shift key so you get a straight gradient on your mask. Change your layer
mode back to normal.
 13.
Use the Crop tool to select the area you would like in your final image,
removing the ragged edges and border objects.
Use the Handles to adjust the crop area to exactly what you want. Then
apply the crop and save.
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