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SxLxUxGxZ
Joined: 17 Nov 2010
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Location: California
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 Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: Blurring background |
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ok so i'm trying to blur the background of an object but magnetic lasso tool is not an option because the colors are too alike and it can't seem to identify the subject, i also cant use the regular lasso tool because of the horribly unsteady hands i have; any tips on what i can/should do?
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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The pen tool would work best, it is infinately adjustable.
If you're serious about Photoshop you really need to get a pen tablet. Wacom is the industry leader. |
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Damo77
Joined: 28 Aug 2010
Posts: 114
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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AmyG75
Joined: 03 Jan 2011
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Thank You. Have been playing around with this for a while but could not get it right. Your reference helped. |
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isabelle
Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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You also can get some plugins that allow you to do this effectively.
Bokeh from AlienSKin for instance is one of the best.
Btw, bokeh is the photographic term of what you want to achieve  |
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debtrecoverysolicitors
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
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completely agree on the tablet! |
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thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
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Location: Cheltenham, UK
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You could do it using content aware scale (seems I'm on a theme) , enlarge slightly using content aware scale, protect the content with a quickmask if necessary, add your blur effect and then re-size again with content aware.
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ptoys
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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Pen tool is the only way to go. Call me old school, but pen is the ONLY way to get high quality works.
Also another tip: zoom to AT LEAST 300% when you are working on hatching the images.
also u might to keep the radius when u select at 0.5. 0 is too sharp and fake. |
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griswold
Joined: 11 Jan 2011
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Location: california, USA
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thanks a lot for the info and the thread itself. it helps me a lot. thanks again.
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cjfuss23
Joined: 26 Jan 2011
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Thanks for the information about using the pen tool, I'm still trying to master photoshop and am so thankful for all of the great information I have found at this forum. |
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