Quickly lay down multiple pen points for the general outline
Move/add/delete/re-handle points for a good basic outline (about the quality of the Scribble Select)
Focus of the detail like hair and anomalies
Convert and Feather the path into a selection
I don't use that procedure at all. I start zoomed way in and cut a perfect path on the first go 'round. The path tool cannot be used for strands of hair. You must use masking in channels to achieve realistic wispy hair.
I work more with videos (without keying) than stills -- so the motion mitigates the need for some very fine detail -- morphing/keyframing multiple overlapping shapes is more compelling.
That said, it Appears that the latest Photoshops contain a Refine Edge Tool that appears to be designed for strands of hair...
You can't create on an iDevice. It can only consume. It's just a toy¡
One can create with a pen and paper. Or even stick and a square foot of dirt.
Compromises are too taxing, at this point at least. Screen size, processing power, available memory and storage. Accuracy (finger is hardly the most accurate tool for outlining). Editing features set.
For consumption, iDevices are perfect (tablets and high-end touch phones in general). I cannot think of better portable movie player, or comics book reader, or even ebook reader. But for creation, I can think of betters - pretty much any laptop, desktop, AIO.
Which is what I think most people consider when they say consumption, not creation. I mean, you can take original 1957 Fiat 500 to an open racetrack day, even if everyone else is in Ferrari. It will dutifully circle around the track at 50km/h, but racing with others it will not. Eventually, it will finish pre-set number of laps, at the time when everyone else is already home, or well drunk in some pub. Technically you did your race, but you were uncompetitive and probably didn't enjoy it either.
This will change, in fact already is changing. Number of tablets and smartphones already come with half-decent digitiser. Resources grow - screen size/resolution, RAM, power. In a few years, scenario where digital artist links his tablet wirelessly to a big screen and uses it as Wacom tablet with 1024 levels of accurate pen-pressure digitizer could be very common. But today, IMHO, creating on such portable devices is still just a play. Much better game than it was 2 years back, tho'.
I think it'd be a great tool to show a client a quick mock up of what you intend to do.
Well... OK. If client jumped you unprepared. Otherwise, I'd expect that most designers will have their retina MBP or something comparable with them when going to client (or receiving client's visit).
A cure for which there is no known disease. There are many FREE or almost free apps that do everything you might want to do on your iPhone. Any "pro" work will have to be done on a real computer. Sorry Adobe but you missed the boat again. Since many of your software engineers obviously have a lot of free time on their hands, may I suggest that you revive Framemaker on the Mac?
Well... OK. If client jumped you unprepared. Otherwise, I'd expect that most designers will have their retina MBP or something comparable with them when going to client (or receiving client's visit).
True, but where I meet most of my freelance work is at bars or gatherings. And now that most people want an instant example, I think it'd be awesome to do a little quick mock up.
Although, I could just stick with my analog napkin and pen trick lol
Well... OK. If client jumped you unprepared. Otherwise, I'd expect that most designers will have their retina MBP or something comparable with them when going to client (or receiving client's visit).
True, but where I meet most of my freelance work is at bars or gatherings. And now that most people want an instant example, I think it'd be awesome to do a little quick mock up.
Although, I could just stick with my analog napkin and pen trick lol
Yes, the best camera Photoshop you have is the one you always have with you!
Nice. I had not discovered that. I developed my own method to accomplish the same type of mask but this is a lot easier. Thanks for the tip.
Edit: Seems to work best when the background is a nice solid neutral color, not so well when the background is mixed as in a natural outdoor setting such as party cloudy sky. The later case you are back to making your own alpha channel.
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Originally Posted by mstone
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Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum
... It usually is a multi-step process too:
Quickly lay down multiple pen points for the general outline
Move/add/delete/re-handle points for a good basic outline (about the quality of the Scribble Select)
Focus of the detail like hair and anomalies
Convert and Feather the path into a selection
I don't use that procedure at all. I start zoomed way in and cut a perfect path on the first go 'round. The path tool cannot be used for strands of hair. You must use masking in channels to achieve realistic wispy hair.
I work more with videos (without keying) than stills -- so the motion mitigates the need for some very fine detail -- morphing/keyframing multiple overlapping shapes is more compelling.
That said, it Appears that the latest Photoshops contain a Refine Edge Tool that appears to be designed for strands of hair...
PS Touch has the Refine Edge Tool too!
Have you tried the Refine Edge Tool?
One can create with a pen and paper. Or even stick and a square foot of dirt.
Compromises are too taxing, at this point at least. Screen size, processing power, available memory and storage. Accuracy (finger is hardly the most accurate tool for outlining). Editing features set.
For consumption, iDevices are perfect (tablets and high-end touch phones in general). I cannot think of better portable movie player, or comics book reader, or even ebook reader. But for creation, I can think of betters - pretty much any laptop, desktop, AIO.
Which is what I think most people consider when they say consumption, not creation. I mean, you can take original 1957 Fiat 500 to an open racetrack day, even if everyone else is in Ferrari. It will dutifully circle around the track at 50km/h, but racing with others it will not. Eventually, it will finish pre-set number of laps, at the time when everyone else is already home, or well drunk in some pub. Technically you did your race, but you were uncompetitive and probably didn't enjoy it either.
This will change, in fact already is changing. Number of tablets and smartphones already come with half-decent digitiser. Resources grow - screen size/resolution, RAM, power. In a few years, scenario where digital artist links his tablet wirelessly to a big screen and uses it as Wacom tablet with 1024 levels of accurate pen-pressure digitizer could be very common. But today, IMHO, creating on such portable devices is still just a play. Much better game than it was 2 years back, tho'.
I think it'd be a great tool to show a client a quick mock up of what you intend to do.
Well... OK. If client jumped you unprepared. Otherwise, I'd expect that most designers will have their retina MBP or something comparable with them when going to client (or receiving client's visit).
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Originally Posted by nikon133
Well... OK. If client jumped you unprepared. Otherwise, I'd expect that most designers will have their retina MBP or something comparable with them when going to client (or receiving client's visit).
True, but where I meet most of my freelance work is at bars or gatherings. And now that most people want an instant example, I think it'd be awesome to do a little quick mock up.
Although, I could just stick with my analog napkin and pen trick lol
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Originally Posted by punkndrublic
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Originally Posted by nikon133
Well... OK. If client jumped you unprepared. Otherwise, I'd expect that most designers will have their retina MBP or something comparable with them when going to client (or receiving client's visit).
True, but where I meet most of my freelance work is at bars or gatherings. And now that most people want an instant example, I think it'd be awesome to do a little quick mock up.
Although, I could just stick with my analog napkin and pen trick lol
Yes, the best camera Photoshop you have is the one you always have with you!
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Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum
PS Touch has the Refine Edge Tool too!
Have you tried the Refine Edge Tool?
Nice. I had not discovered that. I developed my own method to accomplish the same type of mask but this is a lot easier. Thanks for the tip.
Edit: Seems to work best when the background is a nice solid neutral color, not so well when the background is mixed as in a natural outdoor setting such as party cloudy sky. The later case you are back to making your own alpha channel.