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01/20/2006 11:24:56 PM · #1 |
Can anyone tell me how to select just the sky for adjustments? I need to do tonal adjustments. I have tried a levels layer mask, but there are bare trees in the foreground of the sky. It's nearly impossible to paint out each branch. I hope there is an easier way to do this.
Any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
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01/21/2006 12:05:56 AM · #2 |
| ctrl-alt-~ will select the highlights |
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01/21/2006 12:30:00 AM · #3 |
Thanks...just tried that...didnt work for this one.
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01/21/2006 01:23:46 AM · #4 |
| If there are highlights in places other than the sky you can always switch to the magic wand and use alt-click to remove the areas you don't want (just make sure 'contiguous' is checked) |
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01/21/2006 09:40:42 AM · #5 |
Bump for the morning crowd.
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01/21/2006 09:48:07 AM · #6 |
Ok, here's how I do some of my skies :
(Straighten your horizon first)
-switch to quick mask mode (Q)
-select the gradient tool and set it to gradient from black to transparent
-drag the gradient tool from the top of your picture to the horizon, which creates a gradient mask
-switch back to standard mode, you'll see everything but the sky selected.
-invert selection
-hide selection (without deselect)
Now you're ready to adjust your sky using curves, hue/sat, whatever.
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01/21/2006 10:31:43 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by BADDBOYY21:
Can anyone tell me how to select just the sky for adjustments? I need to do tonal adjustments. I have tried a levels layer mask, but there are bare trees in the foreground of the sky. It's nearly impossible to paint out each branch. I hope there is an easier way to do this.
Any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance. |
I'll let you know during lunch break. Today is the first day of my Photoshop cs2 class. |
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