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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	again a warjournal original, and as always, he has some nice advice to offer: [quote]If you must be destructive I remember when Extract and the New & Improved Eraser Tools were introduced. People running all over the place shouting nothing but good things. They are good, but they are destructive. Once a chunk of a subject is gone, it's gone. Ah, but the Eraser Tools allow you to do some pretty creative extraction things that aren't really available else where in PS. They are good for some things. The Fix Part 1: Use the Eraser tools or Extract on a copy. Most people I know already do this, but I have seen some "mundanes" out there. Not pretty. Of course, Undo (ctrl + z) is a good friend when you don't quite have the hang of the various parameters. History palette is always a life saver. The Fix Part 2: Use a Layer Mask anyways. What?! Follow me: 1) Copy. 2) Extract using Extract or Eraser Tools. 3) Load the selection (ctrl + click). 4) Back to original copy. 5) Add Layer Mask. 6) Trashing destructed layer optional. Best of both worlds. You can use the fancy-smancy tools and remain non-destructive. I've suggested this several times and I usually get one of two reactions: 1) Duh! as in, "That's sooo obvious. If you can't figure this out, exit PS and return your computer." 2) Doh! as in, "Why didn't I think of that? If I had known sooner, I could have saved myself a headache or two.).[/quote] -------------------------------- Relevant threads: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/Archives/Archive-000004/HTML/20030309-3-003120.html]Two quick rambles[/url] -------------------------------- Relevant links: [url=http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/backdoors.html]Building "Back Doors" - Pro techniques for backing out gracefully![/url] - Steve's excellent tutorial at the GN. ________________________ [small][i](Added by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Tyberius+Prime]Tyberius Prime [/url] on Fri 10-Jan-2003)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Fri 10-Jan-2003)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Michael]Michael [/url] on Sun 09-Mar-2003)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Mon 10-Mar-2003)[/i][/small] Loading...
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