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anjanesh
Joined: 05 Mar 2005
Posts: 12
Location: Mumbai, India
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 Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:38 am Post subject: Neatly cut off object |
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How do I neatly extract an object from a photo ? I want the background deleted.
I used magic wand for the image shown on the right hand side of moorthy.co.in (shown only on wider screens) - but you can still see hazy borders. Is there a way to get a neat cut out of it ? |
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pixel8or
Joined: 31 Oct 2009
Posts: 142
Location: Ireland
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Set the Feather to a smaller number such as 1. Or try 0 and make sure the anti alias is ticked on. It will give a slightly soft edge but not as much as a feathered edge. |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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Generally it takes time, patience, and sometimes the use of more than just one tool.
My advice is to learn how to use the pen tool. |
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pixel8or
Joined: 31 Oct 2009
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Location: Ireland
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Some selection tools work better with some types of images and they don't work well with other types of images. Depending on the image you want to select you may have to use one, two or three tools/techniques to get the job done. High contrast images for example, dark foreground image and light background, can be worked on by creating a mask in the RGB channels + Levels + some good old black and white painting to finish the missed pixels. |
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anjanesh
Joined: 05 Mar 2005
Posts: 12
Location: Mumbai, India
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| Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: |
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I wouldnt have the patience do it. I got it done by a friend. Looks awesome now.
Esp the way you got to scroll down to view it better ! |
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Boo
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
Posts: 34
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Like I said before, I rarely rely on Photoshop's automated tools and I tend to do most of the work manually myself. This *always* ensures you get the job done exactly the way you want it. It definitely takes more time, but it gets done.
Select the wand tool, erase everything that you can.
Then, zoom right in close to the edges where the "hazy" effect can be seen. Select an eraser brush (soft airbrush might work) and slowly manually erase the haziness out around the edges. You can get as precise as you want; down to the last pixel.
More time? Yep. But you get your result.
You gotta work for it; don't rely on Photoshop to do all the work. If you do, you're going to get a 'computery' look to your artwork. |
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