Photoshop Tutorials... tips & tricks

[SynchroDub]

Originally Posted by ViceLikeEye

What if you use multiple monitors? I've seen some videos claiming to have the answer to calibrate "all the monitors and TVs in your house" but they all look like a pain in the ass. Some involve using the naked eye, which for colorblind people, it's not an option. Some require apps and/or special equipment. I think I'll just continue to pretend my monitors are calibrated enough, because I probably can't tell the difference anyway and I don't have clients to impress.

Anyway, here are some videos of multiple monitor calibration that may be of interest:

Can you color match 2 or multiple different displays and should you?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NxTNSkxgVP8

How to color calibrate multiple displays setup, laptop, software & hardware calibrated displays!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=REGRfFdLYFM&t=177s

@MAX, you don't have to put YouTube in code tags.

The best monitors you can get, specially if you do photoediting or some other critical color-accurate job, for a living, are IPS ones.

DELL has the UltraSharp line of monitors that are factory-calibrated, so also does Asus as well.

They used to cost quite a lot of moneys, back in 2009.
But, nowadays, getting a good IPS monitor is definitely cheaper (as long as it's not necessarily 4K-Dolby Vision), considering IPS panels have become the norm even for 4K TVs, other than for tablets and smartphones.

As for getting your monitor calibrated, TFTCentral has a LARGE database of ICC profiles for almost every monitor out there.
Maybe you can find a calibrated profile for your monitors.

http://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles

These are all created using professional color-accurate equipment.
So getting a "hack job" is very rare.

[ViceLikeEye]

Hey guys, so we've been talking about colorblindness, black and white wallpapers, etc. It just so happens that this popped up in my YouTube subscription feed.

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I think it's a pretty easy tutorial to follow and I like the results. I also think it would be a cool exercise for people learning PS.

Here's my attempt:

I added my own little flair, for example I had fun with the numbers, I added the model's name and wallpaper's title. The timestamp is 00:34:25:34. Those are the model's measurements. The time is 04:20, because the model likes cannabis, hence her name "Sativa". The aspect ratio is different from a "vintage" video camera, because I wanted a full 1920x1080 wallpaper. Nevertheless, I think this came out pretty decent, but what do you guys think? The model is on her own layer, I'm not sure if I should use a levels adjustment on the model layer and bring her brightness up a bit? I kind of enjoy it darker.

The original photo:

Anyone else care to follow the tutorial with your own favorite model or models? I'd like to see what you guys create.

[maxhitman]

I have seen a post in another part of this forum, which talks
about hair and the dificulty it may be to remove it from a photo.
There is a way to cut-out your model (girl) and if the hair is "missing",
or cut out,
you can re-paint it with a brush , or you can do this...

How to Create Hair Strands in Photoshop – Tutorial

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I reccomend to go see his other tutorial videos

http://youtube.com/@PhotoManipulation/videos

[BraPanties91]

Quick question and enjoying this tread by the way. Loving topaz to enhance my older pics.

Using Adobe Photoshop 2023. I tried using select subject and then using the select and mask. It will still leave like a border around the image that standsout more so when on a different background and such.

What do yall suggest to minimize that?

[cylnz]

invert your selection
feather your selection by 1.2px
grow your selection by 1px
invert your selection
copy your selection
create new layer
paste copied content into new layer
deselect all
turn off your old layer to see your copied content without background in new layer

keep in mind, if you arent happy with your new layer, no biggie, you still have all of the original available, just turn off the new and turn on the old

[BraPanties91]

Originally Posted by cylnz

invert your selection
feather your selection by 1.2px
grow your selection by 1px
invert your selection
copy your selection
create new layer
paste copied content into new layer
deselect all
turn off your old layer to see your copied content without background in new layer

keep in mind, if you arent happy with your new layer, no biggie, you still have all of the original available, just turn off the new and turn on the old

When the outcome is still like before, would you fine tune the select and mask settings or work more so on the selection...

Thanks for your reply

[cylnz]

post your pic and we can work on it together

[maxhitman]

Originally Posted by cylnz

post your pic and we can work on it together

I agree.

If it is something that you would not mind sharing with everyone,
it is always best to work along with someone who might be able to
guide you through the problems, and will teach you a good way for
you to learn faster and do the job you would like to see.

If its something that you would rather not show to anyone, or some thing
you plan on selling for yourself, then I suggest to not post it.
We will not be sad or dissapointed.
It is your choice and your art

[BraPanties91]

Here it is. Thanks again for the reply

[MasterBates]

Originally Posted by BraPanties91

Quick question and enjoying this tread by the way. Loving topaz to enhance my older pics.

Using Adobe Photoshop 2023. I tried using select subject and then using the select and mask. It will still leave like a border around the image that standsout more so when on a different background and such.

What do yall suggest to minimize that?

You Tube

You Tube