![]() ![]() This is the basic trick to getting a really clean mask. Zoom in close and tap away with the different brushes. To switch between the brushes use keyboard shortcuts “q” for to add back image, “w” to remove areas, and “e” to recompute the area. The brushes in the plug-in are very sensitive so that you can really select the extra little spots needed just by tapping with the brushes – no real painting. I usually flip between the Mask view and the Keep View. ReMask 5 really selected the bird and feather edges very easily and without too much touch up in the resulting layer mask. The biggest problem with this image was to get the focal point well defined on the face since the colors are so vivid and compete with the face. The basic workflow was the same one used in my How To Get a Painterly Effect for Wildlife and Birds blog. The final image used three different effects in Topaz Lens Effects: Fisheye to increase the head size a little (this work really good on bird images), Toy Camera Awesomeness I preset tweaking the sliders to get the rich color tones, and as a final step in this image using the Fog 1 preset which gives the final slightly faded feel around the bottom of the image to drive the eye upward. ![]() You need to go to Menu -> Preferences and check Enable Use-Layer-Mask to get a layer mask on image layer back in Photoshop. Below is a screenshot of the ReMask 5 interface. Check out the Manual for how all the slider work. After computing the mask, I usually adjust the Recovery slider (revives color of foreground in weaker transparent areas) and the Layer Mask strength (determines the brightness of the mask) to get better results in my masks. Check out this short basic tutorial for version 4, that works the same with version 5, on how to create a mask fast – ReMask 4 Masking Hair. In fact, in most cases you do not have to fill in the areas. (See my And the Best Complicated Selection Tool Is?) It took practically no time to separate this image with a distracting green colored background and place it on my Corel Painter texture. Otherwise I found the program to be just like Version 4 and it still works very well. The major improvement for me is the Background section as shown at end of blog. Remember, if you own this plug-in, it is a free upgrade for you. Topaz recently updated their selection plug-in to ReMask 5 and the results are really great. I call this guy “King of the Alligator Farm” as he was so noticeable and seems to enjoy everybody checking him out. The colors in these Scarlet Macaws are incredible and perfect for painting. Along the way, a couple other tips popped up! This image took me several hours to complete, but was worth it.
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