Hail the reader,
Removing the background from a picture.
I am reasonably au fait with the use of the cut out lab method for removing the photo background, however I visited a laser company and the person there used the bezier tool very effectively, pulling the nodes around the head and shoulders of the picture and so eliminating the background.
Can somebody please tell me if there is a good tutorial on this - like
1. do this2. do this etc
Preferably a pdf which I can read as I go.
If not can some one tell me how I may learn to do this?
Thank you
This isn't a new technique by any means. There are some good video tutorials out there that cover this for various versions, but version doesn't really matter. The real skill involved is learning to use the bezier tool, and here's a good tutorial for that. You basically just go around the outside of whatever you want to cut out dropping nodes at key points.
You can also follow Photoshop tutorials using their pen tool - the concept is the same. But the Corel bezier is a lot easier and more flexible than the PS pen.
Hello Silver shoes, yes when I saw the other person working with her bezier tool I and realise that it is nothing new, however to me it was and I am anxious to learn - your recommended tutorial is downloaded onto my computer, and I must say it does not seem too difficult to understand - however it will no doubt take a little practice.
Thank you for the assistance.
Hello Hans; I don't know about X5 but X6 and X7 have Cutout Lab, that work very good.
George
Hello George,
Yes X5 has the cut out labe and it works fine, however I saw a Corel Guru use the bezier tool with great speed and accuracy, thus I was anxious to learn this method also - hence my original question, thank you for the help.
Hans
Hans; the Bezier Tool takes Some getting use to. And if you have to do that often Jeff's macro might be the way to go. The Cut Out Lab is what I use but I only use it once or twice a year for some easy pictures for business cards. Good Luck on what ever you decide to go.