Combining Images
Nov 18, 2019 10:35:09 #
Why Thank You jimcrna, and yes, these are my first attempts. I wanted to see if you-all have any advice about how to go about doing this before tackling it again.
Thanks also to yssirki23, In-lightened, and PattyW60 for your comments and encouragement.
Thanks also to yssirki23, In-lightened, and PattyW60 for your comments and encouragement.
Nov 18, 2019 12:16:53 #
Nov 18, 2019 13:05:26 #
I too like the first on best. The girl's feet seem planted on something solid, like they are actually walking on the Milky Way.
Separating images from their background is, at best, tedious, frustrating and time consuming. The latest PS update, 20.0.1, makes it amazingly easy to cut complex images out of backgrounds. Adobe offers Photoshop on a 30 day free trial. You obviously have good PS skills already and you will be amazed at the latest tool. If you don't like it cancel after the free trial is up.
I look forward to additional posts as you and the girls continue on the journey.
Separating images from their background is, at best, tedious, frustrating and time consuming. The latest PS update, 20.0.1, makes it amazingly easy to cut complex images out of backgrounds. Adobe offers Photoshop on a 30 day free trial. You obviously have good PS skills already and you will be amazed at the latest tool. If you don't like it cancel after the free trial is up.
I look forward to additional posts as you and the girls continue on the journey.
Nov 18, 2019 13:39:35 #
These are very cool images - so creative and expressive! I would love to do this but I just can't think of anything as interesting as what you have come up with! 
Nov 18, 2019 14:02:52 #
Nov 18, 2019 15:49:53 #
Thanks so much for your encouragement. The first background I tried out was out of focus green grass, and that just didn't cut it!
Nov 18, 2019 20:31:35 #
What an imaginative idea! The first image is a stunner, it took me a moment or two to realize exactly what the girls were running on. Keep at it; I'd really like to see more. You might look at and try for free Topaz MaskAI.
Nov 27, 2019 06:57:44 #
Thanks for the suggestion Howard. I have the basic Topaz group, and read about the maskAI, but went back and was able to do a better job using my older version of PS, and got a decent cut-out. It just took a lot of time. Since I don't do this often, I decided to wait on downloading the trial of Topaz MaskAI until perhaps I attempt something similar. Thanks for the suggestion.
Nov 27, 2019 08:02:48 #
Wanda Krack wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion Howard. I have the basic Topaz group, and read about the maskAI, but went back and was able to do a better job using my older version of PS, and got a decent cut-out. It just took a lot of time. Since I don't do this often, I decided to wait on downloading the trial of Topaz MaskAI until perhaps I attempt something similar. Thanks for the suggestion.
The best results for a composite occur when the cutouts are perfect; making the cutouts is where the real work is.
Nov 27, 2019 08:25:45 #
Nov 27, 2019 10:44:11 #
Wanda Krack wrote:
You are right there Howard5252. Making the cutouts is dicey.
I recommend TOPAZ Remask5; I like it better than MaskAI. I hope there will be some improvements coming soon to MaskAI.
Nov 27, 2019 11:36:14 #
Howard5252 wrote:
I recommend TOPAZ Remask5; I like it better than MaskAI. I hope there will be some improvements coming soon to MaskAI.
Agreed! Remask 5 does an amazing job on masking for sky replacements. Also check out Luminar 4 - their AI Sky Replace function is simple and very effective in most applications.
Nov 27, 2019 11:44:16 #
tommystrat wrote:
Agreed! Remask 5 does an amazing job on masking for sky replacements. Also check out Luminar 4 - their AI Sky Replace function is simple and very effective in most applications.
Luminar 4 is a "One trick pony"; it cannot be used to cut out a subject ... it can only replace sky.
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