1.Masking and using Refine edge allows you to bring back in more of the fine details that you can't get with just the selection tools. Masking also allows you to go back and change your selection because you are just covering it up and not removing it entirely.
2.Yes, but I didn't chose photos with the best contrast along the selection lines so it wasn't perfect. I definitely still had to go back in and touch up manually.
3. What were your challenges? The most challenging things for me were selecting the blond and grey hairs from their fairly neutral backgrounds. Also, I really had to play around with puppet warp to figure out what it did and didn't do.
4. I used the puppet warp tool to change small facial features as demonstrated in one of the videos for this week. There were a couple of larger moves that I tried with it, but that really didn't work for me. I will have to work on this tool more. I don't think I would use this tool too much in general.
5.I would use the quick mask tool if I was just changing a small contiguous little area.
6.Yes, channels were a little confusing. I'm not sure that I understand all the ways they can be used. I do see it as a useful way to apply a selection to multiple layers that have different effects.
No, I didn't do the extra credit. I didn't notice that there was one.
7. I haven't really added any regular keyboard shortcuts this week.
You can view my week 6 website here.
Similar issues and likes here. I too need to look at channels more to fully understand their uses. I was able to make the larger moves work with puppet warp and had a little trouble with the smaller ones. Go figure. I liked the video showing smile and eye changes.
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