First time photoshop picture.
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MightySheep
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nope
Bestking
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Erm.. I used a pic but erased the background.. and added a special effect
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Doom Of Neroflame
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use magnetic lasso to help cut image away from background http://artist.tizag.com/photoshopTutorial/photoshoplassotool.php can also do it the other way magnetic lasso background {when 1st and last point meet press delete} rhymed
Bestking
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I hope that i successfully make a good picture.. In other words.. I'm a noob using photoshop cs5.
Dacil
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i wouldn't suggest using magnetic lasso tool....there's a ton of ways to select certain areas, and the one i use most often is the polygonal lasso tool....you did make a good picture for your first time, but yes there are areas that you missed cutting out...feel free to pm me with questions buddy! i've been using photoshop for years and years
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Doom Of Neroflame
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polygonal lasso irritates me
i go to click then my hand moves slitghlty of then i miss it 
...magnetic lasso = lazy mans tool , but it does make things easier i find my sticking to the shaded part
Dacil
Member
i dont see how you don't get irritated by that tool...hahah but like i said, many many ways to select!polygonal lasso irritates me
pen tool is easily the most used for me...and yes, for renders, but the OP looks like he needs help with selection
Dabbleh
Legions Developer
MightySheep
Member
polygon lasso cant be beat for cutting an image from background! except if ur pro with the curving of pen tool then just maybe.. theres also the exception if on solid colour background which strongly contrasts with render then magic wand is acceptable
not sure what you tried to accomplish with this picture other than making it really dark with a whole bunch of built in photoshop fx ontop of it
not sure what you tried to accomplish with this picture other than making it really dark with a whole bunch of built in photoshop fx ontop of it
GameDevMich
Honored Hero
Despite being a programmer, I can confirm what the artists are saying in this thread. Use the lassos. During my experiments with GiMP and Photoshop, I used the magnetic lassos to get background modification started. After that my, my preferred method is to masking on a duplicate layer. This approach lets me using a brush tool to "paint" out backgrounds or paint them to the desired result. Here was my first attempt at selective coloring using this process: http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9742/selectivecolor.jpg. Check out tutorials on selective coloring, as they are simple to follow. You can use that knowledge to replace backgrounds for your images.
anak
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i find that isolating a render from the background when you're just starting with photoshop either ends with a cropped render due to poor use of the lasso, or creates an obvious division between the render and background (an effect similar to a poorly-used greenscreen) that distracts from the changes you made. i recommend you find a good render site (i use planetrenders.net) and work on blending the render you find into a background of your choice. once you're able to shop a render to blend well into a background, you'll be ready to start with a fully rendered picture, separate it from its background, make the changes you need to it, and blend your altered render back into the picture. 