Computer Graphics with Photoshop - Re: A Tablet Mainly for Selecting Areas With Photoshop? Tired of

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Re: A Tablet Mainly for Selecting Areas With Photoshop? Tired of

Nicholas Sherlock

2005-06-19, 7:14 am

maria wrote:
> Well, not exactly! I can use the pen to trace the border of the
> subject with an appropriate color. The lasso tool will then select the
> desired subject much easier. This is what I actually meant.
> Thank you!

Eh? You aren't using the magnetic lasso, are you?

Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock

Nicholas Sherlock

2005-06-19, 7:15 am

maria wrote:
> The problem is that most of the time I don't have high-contrast
> backgrounds. Too many times, the borderline color of the subject
> mingles with the neighboring colors. It is a pain in the neck to
> isolate those places by using the mouse to draw some solid
> high-contrast separation line.

But.. you don't need to have a high contrast area to use the real lasso.
I think that you may be using the magnetic lasso - which snaps to high
contrast lines - by accident. You could also experiment by building a
selection with the quick mask tool.

Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock