I just wanted to test this out after watching a webinar the other day, so I just opened up this first file and then used Topaz Remask 3 to try to get the spider and interior web (didn't bother with the other parts of the web for this quick test).
So this just took picking colors and brushing and took just a few minutes. Topaz Remask does the computing. I know this is not perfect by any means, but I just wanted to test it out, and for those who like the computer work I wanted to show you something you might keep in mind in case you ever need it.
Pretty cool. I'd assert with this image you could do the same thing with a color range selection in CS5. Here's the result with a couple of clicks using Color Range. Yes, I know that it won't work on every image, but the masking tools in CS5 work really well.
Posted by David Graham on June 21, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Barbara and Keith,
Thanks so much for presenting and discussing this!
With the mask that I created, there's no need to "extract" the web. It is a layer mask. Example: If you wanted to slightly blur the background, just invert that mask to make the web black and the rest white, then apply a small amount of gaussian blur to a copy of the background layer using that layer mask. The real point of my post was to encourage folks to understand the tools that you already have before buying plugins. Some of the plugins are excellent and add value (I own some). Other's are ones that in my opinion don't add value if you know how to use the tools Photoshop has already provided for you.
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6 repliesThanks so much for presenting and discussing this!
Dave Graham