Bream Rockmetteller <bream-dot.rockmetteller-at@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 2008-06-28 05:34:05 -0700, "Sam Kirkpatrick" <bsamms1276@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
said:
>
> > I have an Eagle that I want to move to a different background. The
problem
> > I have is that the bird's edges are very detailed in spots due to the
> > feathers and some of the current background is visible between the
fine
> > feathers. I tried selecting using the magnetic lasso but it gets
tedious
> > quickly when I'm trying to surround these hundreds of fine feathers,
plus
> > its going to look too sharp once moved to the new background.
Suggestions
> > for moving this finely detailed bird? Pointers to any on-line sources
would
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sam
>
> I know there are lots of short-cuts using the channels pallet, but for
> my money, and I have to do this often, I like to pains-takingly use the
> path tool to outline the area I want or save or remove, change the path
> to a selection and delete the parts I don't want. Then, I use the blur
> tool with three-, five- or nine-pixel brush setting to blur the edges
> I've cut. Yes, it's tedious and time-consuming, but the results are
> terrific! After that step, a bit of touching up with the eraser may be
> called for.
>
> I'm sure that somebody will chime in with a time-saving method, and I'd
> really love to find one that works! The problem I've had is that the
> image that the method-pushers use is somehow uniquely suited for the
> method. Take it out of context and into the real world and it ain't so
> good no more.
I have seen several free video tutorials (few pretty good while most way
too much cheating) and I have even tried the pretty propular Masking
technique by one called Dr. Russel (or Russell?) which is pretty good but
I
can't get what I want, so I stick with my old technique which I have
developed and used for years.
I also have the chance to look at the commercial video call Mask &
Channel
by Lynda which shows many different techniques and lot more detail than
others I have seen. Many of them are similar to what I was trying to get
but got stuck at some point then gave up (I learn to develope my own
technique by combining all the technique's I know but didn't get very
far),
and I am doing fine with my own style to change. So, if anyone wanna
learn
Masking then one may want to take a look at Mask & Channel
I do lot lof masking but don't do flying hair, especially the "F" masking
like Fur or Feather, but I have seen the video tutorial of EZ-Mask which
seens to do quite good on FUR. I don't use EZ-Mask to know if it will do
all the fur as good as the sample, but it's so simple, quick, and lot more
than I can do.
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