Knocking of Edges by Smudging
Recently, I was working on a web design and I ended up with the following.
It doesn’t look quite right, does it? There’s something out of place. Ah, yes, the edges of the letters are to sharp. Those jagged edges give the overall image a less than natural feel.
To remedy the situation, we’re going to use the smudge tool to smooth it out. Select the tool and use a brush of about 7px or so. We’ll start with the S. Zoom in and click on the lower right corner with the tool. Now move it up to the upper right corner. Press and hold the Shift key and a line will appear. By clicking the mouse, the smudge tool will be applied on that line. Do so now. Next, move back down to the lower right corner, press shift and hit the edge again with the smudge tool.
Not to bad, by using the same technique on the other edges we can achieve the finished product.
It’s not to bad and much more natural in appearance.
And remember, the difference between a good image and a great one’s in the details. Always be on the look out for a technique or two that will help you with the small stuff. If you sweat the small stuff, it will pay off with more realistic images.
September 10th, 2008 at 7:11 am
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