Photoshop :: Ways To Make Outside Element Truly Blend In
Jul 9, 2013
PHOTOSHOP CS6 V.13.0.1 x64
MAC OSX 10.8.4
I’m Photoshop self-taught. Most of the work I do on Photoshop involves placing elements (objects, people, animals, etc.) into regular and stock photos. Down below is a list of the tools and filters I use to adjust the element(s) so they look like they are a real part of the picture.I can get real close. Real close. But I can’t quite bring it home. I feel there’s some tool(s) or trick(s) or filter(s) I’m not using. I can’t find anything online or in Photoshop books or manuals.
QUICK SELECT TOOL > REFINE EDGE
IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS >
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
LEVELS
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Apr 13, 2009
With a RGB or CYMK no problem for me to have certain element in the picture distinguishing from the rest. But now I have to do the same building up in duotone (2 PMS colours). It looks like Photoshop doesn't allow to put a black&white layer into a duotone document (it automatically turns into the 2 duotone colours).
So how can i make a duotone image (source = FC) in which a part looks "black and white" (1 colour=black) and a part "lights up" in the second colour (2 colour= yellow)?
- so I know how to make a duotone image, that's not the problem
- i know how to work with layers and masks
(i try to upload the image.. but server seems very busy...)
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4) Am I right that any duplication will be found by the ORGANIZER and this will be solved easily?
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In the videos on line, they don’t talk much about that special case of organizing a big data bank into one single new computer
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The final result is a list that looks like this:
_______________
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- info
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- info
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