Deep-etching has a unique feature that lets a person
remove a section of an image from its background. It allows a person to utilize
the selected section for a different purpose, such as for a different image
background. One of the best tools that offer
to Deep-etch an image is the famous Photoshop. Photoshop has allowed me to
utilize the feature with ease-of-use. It is sometimes frustrating to spend many
hours on doing clipping path. Photoshop has saved those many hours to just a
few minutes to an hour. It will be easy to master the feature with Photoshop
once you have utilized the tool for about three to four times. If you have
mastered it, your ideas will flow like a flood.
There are three main methods of Deep-etching in Photoshop:
Method
1:
One of the easiest ways is to utilize the eraser tool to erase some sections of
an image. The main disadvantage of this method is that it is not a precise
method of becoming professional. It will result as jagged lines, which will
show the disarrangement of the image. The maximum hours to complete an image
with the erasing tool are five to six hours with special care of the edged of
the image.
Method
2:Another
way is to utilize the Color Selection option to select specific areas of the
image to be deleted. This method is for experts only because it requires you to
know what you are doing. Some people will just delete too much or delete too
little based on scarce experience with pixels.
Method
3:
In Photoshop, the Pen Tool allows one to deep-etch the section of an image.
This method is one of the most accurate methods to utilize to be professional.
In this method, you will not lose any details the original picture contained
during the process. You will also have a full control during the process. Once
the image is created, no one will ever notice that it has been edited. However,
this method requires a lot of practice to master it.
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Step
1:
The Start
On Photoshop, select the pen tool.
Click where you want the border to appear.
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Step
2:
Additional points along the edge
Click on a different part of the
image to fabricate a second point. Drag your mouse the way you decide. You will
see that you have now fabricated two handles with a line that connect to the
next point of interest. Drag your mouse around the edge of the image.
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Step
3:
Fine tuning the edge
Zoom quite close to your edge so
you can view your individual points. With the Direct Selection tool, click on
the points you want to edit. You will see that the handles appeared. As you
select one of the handle ‘knobs’ you can drag them around the edge until the
line edges the image. Continue to work around your image, adding points and
rearranging the edge as you wish. This
step is the most exhausted step you will encounter during the clipping path.
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Step
4:
Delete the bits you want
The most fun part is deleting the
unwanted bits. You will make your picture perfect with precise edges. Save your
outline by clicking Shape Layer on the Paths tab. You will have to choose a
name for your pet. Use the ‘Load path as selection’ to convert your path
outline into a selection. On the top gray bar, go to select ‘Inverse Selection’
to change the outline from the bit you wish for the background you wish to be
deleted. Now simply press ‘delete’ and here you have your deep-etched image.
