Comment on tutorial 05 by discolore
Hey there!
Unfortunately, I don't work with CS2 (I have PS7 and CS4). I'm away from my regular computer at the moment, but when I get home I'll take a look at CS4 and see if the option is there. (If it isn't, I can't imagine that it's there in CS2.)
Will report back!
Unfortunately, I don't work with CS2 (I have PS7 and CS4). I'm away from my regular computer at the moment, but when I get home I'll take a look at CS4 and see if the option is there. (If it isn't, I can't imagine that it's there in CS2.)
Will report back!
really thanks for ur concern and effort!
i have tried your tutorial step by step and it almost looked like yours ... i have to tell you that you have a very magnificent detailed step by step explanation that really help, plus i must praise your sense of creation and tiny little details!
i guess the little differenece there has to do with some PS technical issues plus i have noticed that your colours are brighter and more vivid than mine ... i followed some steps as you just said and it showed not much difference as it did with you ... i dont know is this related to the vesion differences or maybe i am doing something wrong.
i.e. in the hue/saturation part, you said to do it as a new adjustment layer, you meant on the same last screen layer that have sam on it, right? if so, then i really dont know why it didnt show much difference. maybe also coz i was not able to make this fade variations!
also, when i tried to erase the background behind sam, the magic eraser moved parts of his clothes and his hair didnt come out neat and clean as urs, actually, selecting hair was always a problem for me .. i never knew how those who do it do it..
thanx dear and really so sorry to disturb you with my questions!
if you can not answer them for any reason, it's ok
i have tried your tutorial step by step and it almost looked like yours ... i have to tell you that you have a very magnificent detailed step by step explanation that really help, plus i must praise your sense of creation and tiny little details!
i guess the little differenece there has to do with some PS technical issues plus i have noticed that your colours are brighter and more vivid than mine ... i followed some steps as you just said and it showed not much difference as it did with you ... i dont know is this related to the vesion differences or maybe i am doing something wrong.
i.e. in the hue/saturation part, you said to do it as a new adjustment layer, you meant on the same last screen layer that have sam on it, right? if so, then i really dont know why it didnt show much difference. maybe also coz i was not able to make this fade variations!
also, when i tried to erase the background behind sam, the magic eraser moved parts of his clothes and his hair didnt come out neat and clean as urs, actually, selecting hair was always a problem for me .. i never knew how those who do it do it..
thanx dear and really so sorry to disturb you with my questions!
if you can not answer them for any reason, it's ok
Hey there! Sorry for the delay, I just got back home and then I needed to go through the tutorial to remember what I wrote 
The curves/variations/hue-sat stuff probably does have to do with the difference between the Photoshop versions. CS4 does have variations and the ability to edit them, as does PS7, and I can't imagine that CS2 doesn't. Where you might be going wrong is here:
After you've clicked "More Green" one time, close the variations dialogue box. Go to Edit in the top menu, click, and then select Fade variations. It should come up.
(Basically, the goal of this step is to increase saturation and contrast. Workarounds might be playing with saturation and contrast settings, or maybe duplicating the top screen layer and setting it to Soft Light.)
as a new adjustment layer, you meant on the same last screen layer that have sam on it, right?
It should be a new adjustment layer above the Curves layer. However, the way that PS7 and CS2 handle the values for things like saturation and contrast seems to be different. You'd probably have to play around with the values to get an approximate result.
actually, selecting hair was always a problem for me
My solution, after spending entirely too long with this same problem, was to use the smudge function in the palette. Pick a natural-looking brush (not something with hard edges) and set the strength fairly low, probably around 10-15% at the most, and clean up the rough edges. The part to watch out for is following the natural contours of the hair, and not overdoing it.
I hope that helps!
The curves/variations/hue-sat stuff probably does have to do with the difference between the Photoshop versions. CS4 does have variations and the ability to edit them, as does PS7, and I can't imagine that CS2 doesn't. Where you might be going wrong is here:
After you've clicked "More Green" one time, close the variations dialogue box. Go to Edit in the top menu, click, and then select Fade variations. It should come up.
(Basically, the goal of this step is to increase saturation and contrast. Workarounds might be playing with saturation and contrast settings, or maybe duplicating the top screen layer and setting it to Soft Light.)
as a new adjustment layer, you meant on the same last screen layer that have sam on it, right?
It should be a new adjustment layer above the Curves layer. However, the way that PS7 and CS2 handle the values for things like saturation and contrast seems to be different. You'd probably have to play around with the values to get an approximate result.
actually, selecting hair was always a problem for me
My solution, after spending entirely too long with this same problem, was to use the smudge function in the palette. Pick a natural-looking brush (not something with hard edges) and set the strength fairly low, probably around 10-15% at the most, and clean up the rough edges. The part to watch out for is following the natural contours of the hair, and not overdoing it.
I hope that helps!