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Elsa Demonstrating "Come"
Feb 10, 2021 11:42:13 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Learning how to mask in Photoshop. Used quick selection and darkened background layer.
A bit of fringing so needs work on feathering and adjusting in or out. Suggestions appreciated.
A bit of fringing so needs work on feathering and adjusting in or out. Suggestions appreciated.
Feb 10, 2021 13:37:19 #
Looks very good. I hate doing selections and avoid at all costs 
Elsa is a gorgeous dog!
Elsa is a gorgeous dog!
Feb 10, 2021 13:54:23 #
IDguy wrote:
Learning how to mask in Photoshop. Used quick selection and darkened background layer.
A bit of fringing so needs work on feathering and adjusting in or out. Suggestions appreciated.
A bit of fringing so needs work on feathering and adjusting in or out. Suggestions appreciated.
There are tons of ways of making selections, some work better than others depending on the circumstances. You did good I think. I think you got her a little too dark and contrasty, a separate issue. Perhaps lower the opacity of the darkened layer.
Also, if you masked her and have her on her own layer, you can often use dodge and burn tools and even the stamp tool on just her layer to fix fringing, w/o effecting other layers.
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Feb 11, 2021 08:43:52 #
I'm too new to all of this to be useful, but it looks like you're off to a good start! :)
Feb 11, 2021 13:12:47 #
Really good job. Masking can be difficult but you seem well on your way. Yes there is a little fringing but for me at least, that is caused more by impatience than technique.
Feb 11, 2021 13:43:39 #
Good start. I enjoy working with portraits of dogs, especially my own girl. The hardest part for me is to make a good selection on the soft fur around the ears. I've tried a number of the PS selection tools over the years and currently like the object selection tool, "find subject", then refine edge brush for her softer fur. But, of course it depends on the background, so I keep working with and testing PS selection tools as they improve. Keep working at it, and I'd enjoy seeing more of Elsa. Bev
Feb 12, 2021 00:35:16 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Linda From Maine wrote:
Looks very good. I hate doing selections and avoid at all costs
Elsa is a gorgeous dog!
Elsa is a gorgeous dog!
And a sweetie too. She is a rescue dog.
Feb 12, 2021 00:38:42 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
BigDaddy wrote:
There are tons of ways of making selections, some work better than others depending on the circumstances. You did good I think. I think you got her a little too dark and contrasty, a separate issue. Perhaps lower the opacity of the darkened layer.
Also, if you masked her and have her on her own layer, you can often use dodge and burn tools and even the stamp tool on just her layer to fix fringing, w/o effecting other layers.
Also, if you masked her and have her on her own layer, you can often use dodge and burn tools and even the stamp tool on just her layer to fix fringing, w/o effecting other layers.
Thanks! Hopefully I saved it with the layers. If not I get to practice again with your suggestion. Yes, selected dog is its own layer. But she is also on the background layer I darkened so I can play with opacity or brighten her layer.
Feb 12, 2021 00:39:16 #
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