how can i clean this

[reko]

idea how can I get pure white between spokes ?

i've try with eraser brush, but is suicide

[oneredpanther]

Re: how can i clean this

Magic Wand or Quick Select tool. Hold shift while selecting to add multiple colour regions. Set a tolerance of about 20, antialias on, contiguous on.

[reko]

Re: how can i clean this

i've try but quick selection tool still select elsewhere

[shift studio]

Re: how can i clean this

I've tried this kind of thing before, and always found that pathing the spokes, then use that as a basis for a mask/selection is only way I could get satisfactory results.
--shift studio.

[Repairman]

Re: how can i clean this

What shift said. Easy to do and you can feather the edge (after creating the shape) to suit the image quality.

[kav]

Re: how can i clean this

I've tried this kind of thing before, and always found that pathing the spokes, then use that as a basis for a mask/selection is only way I could get satisfactory results.
--shift studio.

I would do the same. All I would add is that you can probably get away with basically straight line segments or close to it with broken tangents. Option/alt click on the points to break tangents as necessary.

[HeavyTheory]

Re: how can i clean this

Fourth vote for pen tool and feather selections. Any auto selection is going to fall apart on those spoke highlights.

[Britsdad]

Re: how can i clean this

5th vote for pen tool....

John

[DJSoulglo]

Re: how can i clean this

Quick mask.

Select what you need, not what you don't need. It's usually (and I do mean usually, there's exceptions to this rule) faster.

Set your brush to 100% flow and Opacity and quite a hard edge, then for the bigger selections you can fill them with the paint bucket (set the tolerance to 250 and voila, no edges!) so you just need to draw the outline of the selection.

Takes like 2 minutes. Works great for a lot of stuff.

[MATTOMICA]

Re: how can i clean this

Adjust the the contrast (to make a selection), then apply that to the image.

[kav]

Re: how can i clean this

Adjust the the contrast (to make a selection), then apply that to the image.

It would make the reflections even worse. I could definitely see quick mask, but with something that straight, pen tool tends to be the easiest. I use quick mask if I'm going to feather more or if the variations are regular enough that pathing it becomes irritating.

[Repairman]

Re: how can i clean this

It's pointless to use any automatic masking functions when they require further 'hand' refinement. Better to bite the bullet and do it right first time! Nothing screws a job up worse than crap masking.

[Shoku]

Re: how can i clean this

6th vote for pen tool. The tire has a curve and paths create the smoothest curves. Using a brush and quick mask will also work, but it will take more effort to create the same smooth arc.

[kav]

Re: how can i clean this

6th vote for pen tool. The tire has a curve and paths create the smoothest curves. Using a brush and quick mask will also work, but it will take more effort to create the same smooth arc.

That's what I was thinking. I mean I like quick mask with something wavy where the pen tool might require too many points and where I would have to be careful to avoid kinks due to overlapping handles. Otherwise I prefer the pen tool. You just need a sense where to place your points.

[voidsource]

Re: how can i clean this

honestly this would seem faster masking it out through channels. At least to me thats how it would work out best. then using curves, u can make a very quick selection w/o ever using the pen tool. Sorry for replying late but just wanted to give my input on it.