Looking for a magic wand tutorial

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:17 pm
I have searched YouTube and the like but am not finding a tut on how to use magic wand with any precision. For instance lets say i want a bicycle, I can get it pretty good but I cannot get the spokes cleanly.

Any links or direction is greatly appreciated.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:21 pm
Howcho, it's not the magic-wand but have you tried using a layer mask technique? I like a soft round brush, lower the fill to 97% use it to finish after you have roughed in your mask with the pen tool. The soft blur from the soft edge of the brush on the mask, is also good for the blend. :-D
Last edited by lchappell on Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:23 pm
Thanks for the quick response. I am afraid I will have to finally figure out layer mask. Now to find a tut on that. LOL LM has me confounded.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:26 pm
http://www.ourtuts.com/how-to-use-layer ... photoshop/ here is one, but just google search layer mask tuts, I'm sure you will find plenty.
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