05-08-2017, 06:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2017, 06:55 PM by rich2005.
Edit Reason: typo
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Its not you, just not a wonderful / intuitive tool.
1. Rough trace around the subject with the free select tool
When you let go the mouse, the 'discard area' turns blue and the cursor becomes a brush http://i.imgur.com/rAyGJzs.jpg
2. Paint inside the 'keep area' - (hint: the square brackets change the brush size same as a any brush) - let go mouse blue areas are still editable, click and continue painting. http://i.imgur.com/ByZIlyx.jpg
3. When finished maybe something like this. http://i.imgur.com/hs97uzo.jpg
I think this is where you stop
4. Hit the enter key to finish and return to free select tool and your selected foreground. http://i.imgur.com/82wVGlQ.jpg
There are other possibly better tools. I like the interactive foreground select tool in the g'mic plugin.
Edit:
This is the extract foreground tool in the gmic plugin.
Left click (green dots) are keep Right click (red) are discard. http://i.imgur.com/Djwvov2.jpg
Gives 2 layers FG and BG http://i.imgur.com/HEzVhw3.jpg
1. Rough trace around the subject with the free select tool
When you let go the mouse, the 'discard area' turns blue and the cursor becomes a brush http://i.imgur.com/rAyGJzs.jpg
2. Paint inside the 'keep area' - (hint: the square brackets change the brush size same as a any brush) - let go mouse blue areas are still editable, click and continue painting. http://i.imgur.com/ByZIlyx.jpg
3. When finished maybe something like this. http://i.imgur.com/hs97uzo.jpg
I think this is where you stop
4. Hit the enter key to finish and return to free select tool and your selected foreground. http://i.imgur.com/82wVGlQ.jpg
There are other possibly better tools. I like the interactive foreground select tool in the g'mic plugin.
Edit:
This is the extract foreground tool in the gmic plugin.
Left click (green dots) are keep Right click (red) are discard. http://i.imgur.com/Djwvov2.jpg
Gives 2 layers FG and BG http://i.imgur.com/HEzVhw3.jpg