Image 1: Banana done with the Pen & Path tools — I don’t particularly enjoy this tool, however, I do acknowledge it’s helpfulness. I do think the Magnetic Lasso is more efficient, as I would be able to quickly select the banana.
Image 2: Rose done with the Magnetic Lasso — This is my favorite tool to use, as it is very simple and works well when an object is clearly defined from the background.
Reflection:
Although I have worked in Photoshop before, I did learn some new techniques during this lab. I learned how to use the pen tool and the background eraser, as I always gravitate towards using the magnetic lasso and the magic wand. It was good to get out of my comfort zone, however, and learn to use the pen tool and eraser. It was easy to use the magnetic lasso tool, as I have done it multiple times in the past. It was challenging to use the background eraser. The option and click maneuver wasn’t working the best for me, making it quite difficult to perfect the woman’s hair. Consequently, this is how my submission could be improved. The details in her hair could be more refined. I should practice more with the eraser in order to be able to do this. The professor could improve the assignment by clarifying some posting directions in D2L. However, the step-by-steps do help me a lot. They make it easy to do the work outside of class. Lastly, I can apply this knowledge to future scenarios by using these new photoshop skills during masking. Depending on the image I can use a variety of ways to mask.