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07-25-2012, 10:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-26-2012, 09:49 PM by MacSass.)
Hi,
lately I had to work on some pictures where models showed some more skin than on a portrait :-) - so in order to extend the skin area I had to brush over it a lot.
I know the brush is smart - so I can make it fairly large, but it would be nice if the brush would recognize a area to be filled and would offer a flood fill of it.
So I would only have to mark the outline of the skin area and the rest would be filled.
Very much like you do in Smart Photo Editor when selecting an area.
Regards - MacSass
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A tip I received from the support here was ....
zoom out so you photo i even smaller than screen area (can experiment). Set your brush to be a very small detector but maximum size (i.e. very small active area in the middle of the brush. Now position the center on your skin area (like a thigh for instance) - wait for it to select the correct large area (you may need to jiggle to get it to select properly) and then click. Repeat for all areas.
You can very quickly fill large areas this way - adjusting the zoom on the image to balance between being able to select correctly but getting maximum coverage.
I probably didn't explain that too well but with some trial and error you will find you can almost get the effect you are seeking.
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Hi again,
I´d like to bring that request up again, wondering if this is being considered.
I recently had to PP several full body pics and it is really cumbersome to outline the skin area zoomed in - then zoom out to fill the inner area, then zoom in again to do some clean up on the areas that have been wrongly marked.
Smart Photo Editor does a great job recognizing areas that have been outlined and can be filled - the same in PP would give me a lot of time saved.
Thanks - MacSass
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MacSass, I agree with you!
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I am in agreement too. As I have said many times before the recaculate skin area option leaves a lot to be desired.
My only concern would be that if the recaculate option cannot determine the skin areas I am guessing a flood fill would also struggle