My first cut

[.truth]

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/B...5/Cuts/Tulo.png

My first attempt at a cut.. All I used was the pen tool. I didn't know what to set the feathering option to, so I just left it at 0. Any advice/tips on cutting?

 

[jarrod2323]

don't use feather.. use layer>matte>defringe of 1, if anything

you left some bg on the far left (thin Line).

only other thing I can suggest is to try larger pics

 

[.truth]

Alright, thanks Jarrod.

Do you think I'm good enough at cutting to submit these for the gallery or should I wait until I get better?

 

[jarrod2323]

still need to work on rounding off a bit more - but that's it..

very close

 

[.truth]

Alright, I'll continue to post my cuts here until you think I should start submitting em.

Also, where do you get your pics? That Tulo one I got was from elibrary.

 

[jarrod2323]

i get most of mine there, too.
also try Image>trim to get rid of the excess transparent BG

after I'm done with the cut, I normally do Image adjustments:
Auto Levels
Brightness -10, Contrast +30-40.

this has helped some of the blurry pics pop a little more

 

[.truth]

Oh and what type of file do I save the cut as?

Thanks for the tips Jarrod.

 

[jarrod2323]

always save as .png.

 

[.truth]

Well, I just tried downloading my cut to see if it worked, and when I tried to open it up in PS, it said invalid file or something...

Can you try and see if it works please?

 

[jarrod2323]

worked fine for me

 

[.truth]

Thanks Jarrod.

But I ran into another problem.. My .png option disapeared..

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/B...e5/Problems.png

 

[jarrod2323]

File>Save as..

 

[.truth]

Forget it, I fixed it. My PS was being dumb.

Thanks for the help Jarrod, and another cut is on the way...

 

[jarrod2323]

sorry -- meant file>save for web -- choose .png

 

[.truth]

Thanks again Jarrod.

And here's another cut..
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/B...s/Yeezycopy.png

 

[jarrod2323]

not bad only problem is his left arm -- needs major rounding off -
if you look really close (zoom in), there's a noticeable coloring difference

 

[jarrod2323]

not bad only problem is his left arm -- needs major rounding off -
if you look really close (zoom in), there's a noticeable coloring difference

 

[jarrod2323]

here's after I re-cut arm, trimmed, and auto levels, auto color, bright -18, contrast+36

yours

 

[.truth]

Woah, that's a big difference.

I recut it too after you showed me the problem.

I didn't do the contrast stuff though, I'll remember to do that next time. I have some time to kill now though, so I'll cut another one and try that out.

 

[.loggie]

good to see we have a new cutter on board