SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hi Damien. So, I know you said be extremely careful when it came to making a backdrop white. I thought I'd try it a bit. Everything went ok until it was time to use the polygonal lasso tool. I could not select the background. Just to see if I wasn't missing something I tried the other two lasso tools (lasso and magnetic) and was able to select the background but when I got to Step 5 to click a spot near subject's hair it wasn't the background that turned white, it was the foreground -- the area that included the subject that turned white. My question is... 1) What am I doing incorrectly for the polygonal tool not to work and 2) how do I get the background instead of the foreground to turn white? Forgive me if I'm asking in the wrong spot. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 After you've made the selection, can you pause and show me a screenshot? This is REALLY fundamental stuff. PLEASE hurry up and take the Layers & Masks Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Yes, I'll do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Is this where I should post the white background that we talked about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Duh... Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Well duh, you selected the lady instead of the background!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Directions were to select a spot by the hair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 In fact, no matter what area I select the same portion of the image turns white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 No, the SELECTION! With the lasso tool! Look where my marching ants are: https://www.damiensymonds.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/white03.jpg And look where yours are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 You can't get mad at me. At least not yet. All these crazy mistakes I'm making is what's going to actually help me; I'll never forget it once I've grasped it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Oh God!!! I'll do better. I promise! I'm working hard, reading all of what you have to tell me and try it before I even ask anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 PLEASE hurry up and take the Layers & Masks Class. You're making everything WAY too hard for yourself by denying yourself that knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWhit Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Ok, I won't read or even try another thing until I finish the Raw class. It's like that class is taking me a million years to finish. Edited March 7, 2018 by SWhit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Have you finished the raw class yet, @SWhit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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