BF2S Forums Editing pictures..

Have the soldier pose in a nicer background next time, like in front of some nice trees...

I don't know about CS2, but Paint Shop has a "Magic Wand" feature that will find the outline for you. It's a little weird sometimes, but has a tolerance setting that you can tweak to get it right.

stryyker wrote:

the Pen tool is your best friend in this situation

http://www.elated.com/tutorials/graphic … _pen_tool/

Thank you for that link. I use the poly-lasso at the moment because I find paths frustrating (complicated for the initiated). Hopefully this guide will help me.


Mcminty.

stryyker wrote:

yes the Pen tool opens up so many more possibilities

Yea thanks for the link. I'll give it a read tomorrow.

CaptainMike wrote:

Did you try extracting it? That is what I use to get rid of backgrounds. If they background and the subject is a similar color though it takes a few tries to get it right and experiment with brush sizes.

yeah sometimes after extracting an image you get left overs (seams) around the desired object. Usually happens with larger brushes, but can be cleaned with ease by using the eraser tool.

Edit: you can use smaller brushes but they can take alot of time (and paitence) becouse you have to zoom in heaps to see where your going. But once finished its very rewarding.

Last edited by TheDoctor (2006-09-30 20:31:12)

This is another really good pen-tool tutorial.


Sit down with a drink and just practice with it for 2 or 3 hours, and then it will be the easiest tool you have ever used.

stryyker wrote:

yes the Pen tool opens up so many more possibilities