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Hi All,
I
am posting the first exercise for this class. I also have more
videos/readings on selecting and specific tools by clicking here.
If there are any questions you can always contact me by email or in the comments box below. If you run into any trouble click here for some selecting tool overview and tips.
I hope everyone had a great time and are inspired to do some practicing.
*note this is a extra information section if you are having ay trouble with the exercises try these techniques, or if you are a reader and like to know the ins and outs of everything.
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| Family Album |
The
applications for the Stickman selection exercise are firstly to get
you used to making complex selections and can be used to add missing
family members and objects to photos.
The
best types of photos for this is one with a solid background think of a
green screen as a example it makes it easier to get a accurate and quick
selection.
But that doesn't always happen
different selection tools are ideal for different things
- Marque and Oval ----- These are best for basic shapes and creating effects examples are cropping and vignettes. Holding shift gives you perfect squares and circles.
- Lasso
- The free hand tool allows for more odd shaped selections.
- The polygonal is great for selecting presents buildings and any straight edged object.
- The magnetic lasso tool is great but not in all
programs it works best with the green screen photos and will
automatically attach to the color. Good for green screen photos.
For this tool you need to create a full loop if you cant find the end double click to complete the loop
- Wands
- The magic wand selects blocks of color. Good for green screen or selecting a solid color clothing or object.
The next tricks can be applied to all selection tools
- Multiple selections --- Holding SHIFT while selecting
multiple times will keep adding selection ants where you highlight and
you can switch tools as well.
- De-selecting---- If you want to de-select everything
hit Ctrl+D. If you just want to make a tighter selection or fix a
selection holding ALT will de-select just the sections you highlight.
- Selecting the opposite -----using the green screen
method mentioned in the stickman exercise going to SELECT > INVERSE
will do that.
- Reselecting---- If you get the perfect selection and you loose it by accident you can go to SELECT>RESELECT
