Mask Pro 3 or is there a better masking program?

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Bobby77501
Mar 8, 2005
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I’m still looking for better tutorials for Mask Pro 3 — or is there a better program out there to mask out backgrounds? The tutorials for Mask Pro 3 are woefully lacking. Thanks…

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Hecate
Mar 8, 2005
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:47:18 -0500, "+++Bobby \"O\"+++" wrote:

is there a
better program out there to mask out backgrounds

Quick Mask plus a brush in PS



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Bobby77501
Mar 9, 2005
This isn’t a solution for hair and other fine intricacies.

"Hecate" wrote in message
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:47:18 -0500, "+++Bobby \"O\"+++" wrote:

is there a
better program out there to mask out backgrounds

Quick Mask plus a brush in PS



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veni, vidi, reliqui
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edjh
Mar 9, 2005
+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
I’m still looking for better tutorials for Mask Pro 3 — or is there a better program out there to mask out backgrounds? The tutorials for Mask Pro 3 are woefully lacking. Thanks…

I am partial to Knockout 2, but usually it’s doable with the tools in Photoshop. Even for wispy hair. Look at the channels and find the one with the best contrast. Duplicate it and enhance the contrast with Levels and try to get the hair against the opposing background.

It varies from image to image.


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Bobby77501
Mar 9, 2005
I’ll try what you suggested – but hair usually picks up color from the background and I thought some of the other programs were good at doing this. Also, I thought they were better at semi-transparent object like glass, bubbles, some see-through fabrics, etc.

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+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
I’m still looking for better tutorials for Mask Pro 3 — or is there a better program out there to mask out backgrounds? The tutorials for Mask Pro 3 are woefully lacking. Thanks…

I am partial to Knockout 2, but usually it’s doable with the tools in Photoshop. Even for wispy hair. Look at the channels and find the one with the best contrast. Duplicate it and enhance the contrast with Levels and try to get the hair against the opposing background.

It varies from image to image.


Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
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Hecate
Mar 10, 2005
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:44:01 -0500, "+++Bobby \"O\"+++" wrote:

I’ll try what you suggested – but hair usually picks up color from the background and I thought some of the other programs were good at doing this. Also, I thought they were better at semi-transparent object like glass, bubbles, some see-through fabrics, etc.
It’s more about technique and patience than anything you can buy.



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edjh
Mar 12, 2005
+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:
I’ll try what you suggested – but hair usually picks up color from the background and I thought some of the other programs were good at doing this. Also, I thought they were better at semi-transparent object like glass, bubbles, some see-through fabrics, etc.

"edjh" wrote in message

+++Bobby "O"+++ wrote:

I’m still looking for better tutorials for Mask Pro 3 — or is there a better program out there to mask out backgrounds? The tutorials for Mask Pro 3 are woefully lacking. Thanks…

I am partial to Knockout 2, but usually it’s doable with the tools in Photoshop. Even for wispy hair. Look at the channels and find the one with the best contrast. Duplicate it and enhance the contrast with Levels and try to get the hair against the opposing background.

It varies from image to image.


Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html
Knockout 2 is rather good at this but the learning curve is steep.


Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
Comics art for sale:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/batsale.html

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