CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 I'm trying to clean up the edges of a mask on this image and I keep getting random "unclean" edges. I've turned off airbrush on the brush, checked what brush I'm using, and cleaned my wacom surface and "nib" (the wacom was doing weird things...after cleaning, the weirdness went away). Despite all this I still can't seem to get a clean edge. I thought it may be that I need to get a new "nib," but it does it when I don't use the wacom pad too. Ugh...
Damien Symonds Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 May I see a whole screenshot, so I can see your layers, and toolbar and stuff?
Damien Symonds Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Yeah, you're using a hard-edged brush. You must NEVER use a hard-edged brush for any kind of masking. The Hardness slider must always be at 0%.
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 I can't find the hardness slider. I updated PS CC thinking that would solve it and that may have changed where it was found before?
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 2:42 AM, CathyZarMI said: I can't find the hardness slider. I updated PS CC thinking that would solve it and that may have changed where it was found before? Expand I found the hardness but it didn't make any difference...
Damien Symonds Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Ok, what is that adjustment layer doing, exactly?
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) It's doing it in the stamp tool too... Edited March 3, 2017 by CathyZarMI
Damien Symonds Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 3:02 AM, CathyZarMI said: It's doing it in the stamp tool too... Expand Oh, great! May I see that?
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 3:02 AM, Damien Symonds said: Ok, what is that adjustment layer doing, exactly? Expand The one that I have the 100% crop of is for turning the background black and white (not her and the pom poms). I'll just name what each is for from bottom to top; The background copy is for cleaning up the background, the next adjustment is for turning the background black and white (not her and the pom poms), next is for brightness/contrast, and the top layer is where I had to fix chipped fingernail paint.
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) On 3/3/2017 at 3:07 AM, Damien Symonds said: Oh, great! May I see that? Expand I think I'm going to shutdown PS and see if it straightens out. Edited March 3, 2017 by CathyZarMI
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 It is just happening on the masks. I tried drawing directly on the image and the brushes nor the stamp too does that.
Damien Symonds Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Can you do your 100% crops like this for me?
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 I did the two adjustment layers over again (brightness/contrast and Black and White). Something was on them that was goofy, who knows...
CathyZarMI Posted March 3, 2017 Author Posted March 3, 2017 Thanks Damien...I've got to get to bed as I have to get up at 5 p.m. If it happens again, you will hear from me.
Damien Symonds Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Yeah, I'd say it was an issue with the B/C layer itself - possibly you were too aggressive with the sliders. Sadly, you never answered this question ... On 3/3/2017 at 3:02 AM, Damien Symonds said: Ok, what is that adjustment layer doing, exactly? Expand ... so we weren't able to diagnose it. You should NEVER be using the Brightness/Contrast feature anyway - it's the absolute worst thing in Photoshop.
CathyZarMI Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 3:59 AM, Damien Symonds said: Yeah, I'd say it was an issue with the B/C layer itself - possibly you were too aggressive with the sliders. Sadly, you never answered this question ... ... so we weren't able to diagnose it. You should NEVER be using the Brightness/Contrast feature anyway - it's the absolute worst thing in Photoshop. Expand Yes, I wasn't able to answer as I had to shut down for the night. After doing some more troubleshooting, I believe it was something to do with both the Brightness/contrast layer AND the the Back and White layer. I redid both, and there is no longer a problem. About using the Brightness/Contrast...I guess I should use levels instead?
Damien Symonds Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 No, not necessarily Levels. It depends on what you were trying to achieve.
CathyZarMI Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 3:46 AM, Damien Symonds said: So it's ok now? Expand Yes. 1
CathyZarMI Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) On 3/4/2017 at 9:11 PM, Damien Symonds said: No, not necessarily Levels. It depends on what you were trying to achieve. Expand I was trying to get the backgrounds on a series of images to be the same intensity and shade (the room was a nightmare to photograph in...one green wall, another pink, another gray...AND SMALL!). The easiest way was to just go b&w on the background and then adjust the brightness. Of course the backdrop had a lot of wrinkles even though I steamed it before I left. I think I seen a tutorial from you where you used levels to make an all white background and it also gave the look of smoothing out the background? I'm thinking I'm going to get a roll of background paper! Edited March 4, 2017 by CathyZarMI unclear
CathyZarMI Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 I'm going to start another topic about layers and masks because my troubleshooting led in a different direction. 1
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