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        gogolf757 
           
           
         
          
          Joined: 08 Dec 2010 
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:43 am    Post subject: Creating an Accurate Mask | 
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				My project requires a precise mask of an object--particularly clothes on a colored background. I've been using the pen tool to accurately outline the object (even for hair, which takes forever!!). The quick selection tool provides a quick mask, when used with the refine edge command, but the outline is not precise enough to satisfy the customer.
 
 
 
So my company's current project is to mask 100-200 items then send the outline back to the sender as a compressed photoshop file.
 
 
 
FYI I'm currently using CS5 and am running a DTP business, so a quality mask is of utmost importance for customer satisfaction.
 
 
 
 
 
I absolutely hate the pen tool. How can I make my process more efficient?  | 
			 
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        thehermit 
           
           
         
          
          Joined: 05 Mar 2003 
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          Location: Cheltenham, UK
 
  
         
       
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:38 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Welcome to the forum gogolf757. As they say a picture speaks a thousand words, do you have a tpyical example that you can post? _________________ If life serves you lemons, make lemonade!  | 
			 
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