by Kernie » Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:54 pm
Pen Tool for solid objects. It's tedious, but there's no better way to make sure you're getting an accurate extraction.
For non-solid or heavily detailed objects (hair, fur, trees, grass, etc.), I use a variety of methods to produce a silhouette that can be used as a mask.
Quite often, it's a mixture of the Pen Tool and other methods on the same image, combining them all to get the mask silhouette.
On occasion, I will use things like the Magic Wand, or Select Subject, or Remove Background. But I find using Photoshop's AI features to be problematic and I have to fix a lot of errors that arise. These shortcuts are good for quick comps or low-res graphics, but are not ideal on high-res posters and such.
Unfortunately, there is no perfect shortcut for a good mask. The hardest, most tedious way is still the best. At least for now, anyway (Photoshop's always improving, maybe someday an automated command will be perfect).
Pen Tool for solid objects. It's tedious, but there's no better way to make sure you're getting an accurate extraction.
For non-solid or heavily detailed objects (hair, fur, trees, grass, etc.), I use a variety of methods to produce a silhouette that can be used as a mask.
Quite often, it's a mixture of the Pen Tool and other methods on the same image, combining them all to get the mask silhouette.
On occasion, I will use things like the Magic Wand, or Select Subject, or Remove Background. But I find using Photoshop's AI features to be problematic and I have to fix a lot of errors that arise. These shortcuts are good for quick comps or low-res graphics, but are not ideal on high-res posters and such.
Unfortunately, there is no perfect shortcut for a good mask. The hardest, most tedious way is still the best. At least for now, anyway (Photoshop's always improving, maybe someday an automated command will be perfect).
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