Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
We know from the original image that there is fringe on the costume in the area circled in
Figure 94
but it is not showing up in the selection. This is easily remedied by painting on
the mask with white in the area circled. As we paint in this area, the fringe becomes visible
but so does the concrete patio in the background of the original image.
If we now switch our foreground color to black and decrease the diameter of the brush, we
can paint away the concrete background and reveal the fringe as shown in
Figure 95
. We
could also select the patio color with the
Magic Wand Tool
and then delete it.
At this point the selection still needs some attention around the buffalo horns and fringe
coming off the feathers, but we only need to paint on the mask to reveal and refine these
details.
The total selection and correction process took less than ten minutes. You are not likely to
have many selections as complex and challenging as this one. In most cases you should
be able to complete the initial selection in 3 minutes or less and the mask refinement in 5
minutes or less.
