How can I clean up a hair so it doesnt look so rough (1 Viewer)

[zeroman68]

Since drawing really isnt my thing, i've been trying at making hairs with just straight rips from a picture and positioning it right on the template. My problem it that the edges have a lot of of little pixels that just make it look rough. I was wondering how i could go about cleaning it up

 

[ModGuy]

Your description leads me to believe that you're simply using bucket fills straight on to a ripped image.
This would give you the jaggedly edges.

In order to clean it up you'll need to create a new layer and trace it using something like a pen tool.
After this, colour it and delete the original image layer.

 

[Synonymous]

So you're just cropping it right? Could you post one of your rough hairs and the image its from?

 

[Maineim]

I will tell you what technique I use: I work with the original image, as big as possible. I use a clipping mask to make the transparency, in another layer I use a plain red o green color as a background, to see every detail. When I'm satisfied with the transparency I apply the clipping mask, ans apply in the template file, sometimes it needs some cloning or smudge effect to fit the head.

 

[anonymous]

You can usually touch up rough stuff like that with a soft eraser or smudging.