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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:09:55 +0000

Hi Pete

Thanks for including my video, glad you found it helpful. As your other readers pointed out, there are nearly always more than one way to do something in Photoshop and this is not the only use for the history brush. You could do the same effect with the sponge tool and just desaturate everything except the flowers – again you’d be using a brush. But that’s the joy of photoshop, lots of different techniques to try.

By: Michelle Gartner

Michelle Gartner — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:37:34 +0000

I used the technique Chica describes with the eraser to do the headlock on Dan here- that’s a good one.

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By: Chica

Chica — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:51:20 +0000

Hmm, I just duplicate the layer and use the eraser tool. at least now I know how to use the history brush though!

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By: dcr

dcr — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:42:06 +0000

Extract? Yuck. Too bitmappy unless you spend a lot of time with it, in which case you could have just used the selection tools to begin with. dcrs last blog post..July Blog Earnings Guessaway

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:35:15 +0000

The Quick Selection tool isn't in CS2? Well, I went from version 7 to CS3, so I don't know what's in CS2. What do you mean get rid of the Magic Wand? I use that a lot! You know you can adjust the tolerance on it, don't you? dcrs last blog post..July Blog Earnings Guessaway

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:52:46 +0000

Michelle, you're thinking of the Lasso tool, not the Quick Selection tool. There's also the Magic Wand Selection tool, but that probably wouldn't work as well in this example. dcrs last blog post..July Blog Earnings Guessaway

By: Michelle Gartner

Michelle Gartner — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:18:28 +0000

Very cool- I like Dan's suggestion two, but I like to use the brushes in photoshop it makes me fees like an artist... ;O) Plus I have a hard time selecting things- if I am corect about what he is saying. I think you have to outline it first to select it... maybe I am wrong. I do use techniques like this for digital scrapbooking so bring em' on! I see my entrecard ad is on your site- thanks so much. Michelle Gartners last blog post..Lefty from Sesame Street- the Original Pusher Man

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:58:47 +0000

What's the advantage of the History brush over using layers? Duplicate the original image as a second layer. Desaturate the first layer. Go to the second layer. Use the Quick Selection tool to select the rose. Inverse selection. Delete selection. Seems that would be quicker and more flexible than using a brush. dcrs last blog post..July Blog Earnings Guessaway