At 11:44 AM 11/9/2000 -0400, Mike Cormier wrote:
>Actually, I had to use the lassoo tool in photoshop to meticulously select the
>entire outline of the red flower after zooming in very close. It literally
>took HOURS to do. I then did a de-saturation of the background.
>I was sooooo proud of myself after I was done considering all the little
>points on the flower's head, that I knew it HAD to be my TOPE 3 submission. :)
Mike:
Check out Corel Knockout 1.5. It's a secret weapon for doing these kinds of
selections. You can do something in five minutes in Knockout that takes all
day using Photoshop's built-in selection tools. The first time I tried it, I
was astounded!
Garth
"What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?" -- W.C. Fields
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