Yes, you are definitely willing to put up with more pain than me for the
sake of a (very good) demo.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I didn't get a clean selection with the wand either since I was only willing
>> to work on it for about 30 seconds. It wasn't good enough to be considered
>> a finished image but it was good enough to make the foreground foliage pop
>> out of the background.
>>
>> I'm glad we're on this subject because it reminded me that, for quite some
>> time now, I've been meaning to buy Katrin Eismann's masking book
>> http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Masking-Compositing-VOICES-Eismann/dp/0735712794/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1T320R8HXF6L3&colid=12PAYDK1BNR07
>>
>> <http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Masking-Compositing-VOICES-Eismann/dp/0735712794/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1T320R8HXF6L3&colid=12PAYDK1BNR07>
>> in hopes that I might one day come close to the Moose's masking skills.
>>
>
> I appreciate the compliment.
>
> I guess it spurred this.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Nichols/Raindrops.htm>
>
> Do you remember Lawrence of Arabia? Near the beginning, while talking
> with another young officer, Lawrence lets a match burn down until it
> snuffs out between finger and thumb. Approx. dialog:
>
> OO: What's the trick?
> L: What do you mean?
> OO: So it doesn't hurt.
> L: Of course, it hurts. (With smile)
> L: The trick, you see, is not to care that it hurts.
>
> Eismann undoubtedly knows some tricks I don't. But I'm betting not
> enough to clearly separate the elements in an image like this one. The
> trick to my "skill" is at least partially not to care that it takes time
> and patience painting the mask(s) at 200-400%.
>
> Sure, I use Magic Wand, Quick Selection, the Lasso Tools, Select by
> Color, etc. But in the end, a good job often requires hand touch-up work.
>
> Sharpening the foreground will often help the sense of separation from
> background.
>
> Moose
>
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