Anyone know any good tutorials for masking/selecting?

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I keep seeing wonderful results that people get using Photoshop. I don't struggle too much to pick up the specifics of these techniques, but I do really struggle with anything that involves just one particular area of an image. I can select against a plain background easily enough, but how do I select things against complex backgrounds? Everything I've tried ends up looking like it has been cut out by my 3yr old. Using crayons.

I've got either Elements 5 or Gimp to play with in terms of editing suites. Are there any decent tutorials that can help with this sort of thing anywhere on the web?

[andy-xr]

Have a look at Mask Pro, OnOne Software

[_dobbo_]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNfBF2xvhaE

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andy-xr said:

Have a look at Mask Pro, OnOne Software

Excellent! More expensive than Elements itself, but excellent nevertheless. I am currently trying to resist buying it!

[andy-xr]

I just bought Essentials for Elements, £29

In that, it's called "Cut it Out"

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It does look bloody fantastic. This thread might have just cost me £120

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andy-xr said:

I just bought Essentials for Elements, £29

In that, it's called "Cut it Out"

Does it do the bit round hair with the keep and discard colours bit?

If it does, why on earth do they charge more to buy it standalone than bundled together?

[andy-xr]

It does, but this is the Elements plug in vs Mask Pro which is the CS plug in

I daresay there's some subtle differences, but the Flash tutorial does the same demo with the bubbles but on Elements instead of CS4

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andy-xr said:

It does, but this is the Elements plug in vs Mask Pro which is the CS plug in

I daresay there's some subtle differences, but the Flash tutorial does the same demo with the bubbles but on Elements instead of CS4

Excellent! I'm trialling the CS Plug In, which works perfectly with Elements. Time to give the Essentials a go then.

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andy-xr said:

I just bought Essentials for Elements, £29

Where did you get it at that price? I'm seeing $70.

[andy-xr]

Kermit power said:

andy-xr said:

It does, but this is the Elements plug in vs Mask Pro which is the CS plug in

I daresay there's some subtle differences, but the Flash tutorial does the same demo with the bubbles but on Elements instead of CS4

Excellent! I'm trialling the CS Plug In, which works perfectly with Elements. Time to give the Essentials a go then.

Seems to work OK. The problem you're going to have next is this

OnOne pre sales guy said:

Hi Andy,


We don't have a downloadable demo of Essentials for Elements but you can download it as a purchase.


We appreciate you contacting us. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to reply to this email or call us at the number below.


Regards,

onOne Software Technical Support Europe

ETA

Kermit power said:

andy-xr said:

I just bought Essentials for Elements, £29

Where did you get it at that price? I'm seeing $70.

Et voila

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.as...

Or, buy Elements 7 and Essentials 2

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.as...

Edited by andy-xr on Tuesday 3rd March 12:40

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andy-xr said:

Et voila

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.as...

Bloody Hell, that was quick! Ordered at 17:30 last night and just had it delivered this very minute... off to play!

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andy-xr said:

Et voila

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.as...

Bloody Hell, that was quick! Ordered at 17:30 last night and just had it delivered this very minute... off to play!

Well I ordered it last night and I got my copy an hour ago, so

They really are impressively quick, aren't they!

[andy-xr]

They got me again this morning too, 50-150 Sigma ordered at 4pm yesterday