This video was helpful for showing some really good ways to
select and remove items but also by doing it in non-destructive way. I really
liked his first example were he used the Blending Options from the Layer Styles
to combine two images to make one. Although it was unconventional I appreciate
that he still showed this because it can always come in handy for later work.
Another technique to remove selections that I was not aware of was the Color
Range. Color Range is similar to the Magic Wand tool but with slightly more
control over the tolerance of pixels/colors that would be selected. By using
the Color Range you can get rid of some difficult backgrounds and have them
replaced. The most important technique to be taken away from this video is the
Mask tool. By always making selections into a Mask you can achieve a
non-destructive work flow, plus can do more with the Mask tool. Refine Mask is
also important for improving your selections which include contrast, radius,
and shift edge, etc. These were the main topics that had been discussed in the
video along with some key boards short cut to these tools. One final thing that
I took note on was his progress of work. He says and I believe to find true is
to start by making a rough selections and improving upon that step by step to
get a better selection, instead of trying to take care of the situation in one
huge step. All of these techniques will be used on my assignment for class were
I will make a collage inspired by a poem.
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