A few months back, in a column entitled “Check, Please,” I recommended that one thing to scan for before considering a job done was the presence of badly formed points of ellipsis, those series of dots used to indicate missing text, also known as ellipsis points, points of omission, or points of suspension. This begs the question, though, what exactly is a properly formed ellipsis?
The hardest part about masking has always been selecting areas of transition, such as flyaway hair on a portrait. The new masking tools in Photoshop CS5 are so easy to use that even novices can get impressive results: Just select a subject using the Quick Selection tool, turn that into a mask with one click, hit the Refine Mask buttons, and move two sliders.
However, if you’re willing to do just a little manual work, your areas of transition will go from impressive to top-notch professional, as this animation demonstrates:
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Mask Flyaway Hair in Moments Using Photoshop
Dummy Text
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. That Latin-esque nonsense phrase is forever imprinted on the gray matter of generations of creative professionals. Even most clients know it, or at least the first two words! According to Lipsum.com, the text has been in use as dummy copy or placeholder text in printed works for more than 500 years.
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Free For All: Clear Communication
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NimbleHost is pleased to announce Codafy 1.0, the first plugin for RapidWeaver to add native “Firebug” functionality to the popular Mac OS X website design application. The free Codafy RapidWeaver plugin enables web designers to easily see how the underlying HTML, CSS, and Javascript code of their website relates to the actual design, improving workflow and reducing development time.
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RapidWeaver Plugin Enables Native Firebug Functionality
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Design a 3D Bottle Label in Photoshop