Understood but I was trying to direct attention away from layers since
they were seen as "difficult". I chose the simple lasso tool for
selection since we were talking about PSE which has a more limited (and
unknown to me) tool set.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I don't know what Moose actually did but, knowing Moose, I'm sure he used
>> layers to do it.
> Yup
>> However, I'm also sure that what was done (or at least a similar effect) can
>> be accomplished without layers.
> Sure, but it's harder that way. That's the point a lot of people don't
> understand. Layers, and some other advanced tools, may sound difficult
> or arcane - but they actually make the work easier and quicker.
>> I'm sure that PSE must support the "lasso" tool for selection. Just use
>> the lasso to select the background parts of the image and then reduce the
>> brightness and contrast of the background followed by applying a little blur.
>>
> Here's a great example. The Lasso selection tool can do the job, but
> takes a lot of time and care to apply accurately to this kind of image.
> The Magic Wand, Quick Selection and/or Select by Color tools will do the
> job MUCH more quickly and accurately.
>
> Applying Brightness/Levels/Curves to a selection works fine, as does
> Blur. However, if you later find that the selection wasn't quite right,
> you have to undo all the adjustments, recreate the selection and start
> over. If you instead create a mask layer with the selection, the mask
> can later be easily and quickly modified and the adjustments aren't
> affected, just to which part of the overall image they apply.
>
> You can also avoid applying adjustments that are a bit too much or
> little, undoing, redoing, and so on. Simply apply the tool, leaning
> slightly toward more is better. If the effect is too strong, just use
> the slider to change layer opacity. You can watch the effect change in
> real time and select the best amount.
>
> Moose
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