Houston - we have a problem!

Booster number 3 on the Ostrich Explorer hasn't ignited...
...oh, it's OK... he's off. Good Luck Big Fella!

edit - apologies for limited hummus... just had to get something made to break my photoshopper's block.
( chaotic_illuminator wanking enthusiast, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:22, archived)

I have the same problem
at the moment, tho arguably your hummus runs deeper, if monkeys are sent out there, why not ostriches, thats really the point here.
( Alfie, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:24, archived)

gorg
eous!
( freshlegs, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:25, archived)

woo!

( spacefish frinGe sUnday. 10 augusT. goTo calEndaR., Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:26, archived)

just shop a kitten!
go to ratemykitten and give something extra legs/heads/teeth/eyes etc. you'll almost always think of something while you're doing it.
( wingphil, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:28, archived)

very nice...
but I still need to know how to get such a good cutout. grrr... hair and all!
(wasted industry, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:29, archived)

if you're using photoshop
select your layer, and then either use the brush tool (set to clear) to smooth the edges as much as you like, or create a mask for the layer and do pretty much the same thing (with a normal brush).
( rogan, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:40, archived)

I'm using fireworks...
but I think I can do it. I've been using the eraser tool and got it ok. but I mean... his ostrich has hair for god's sake.
(wasted industry, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:43, archived)

wow!
I'd love to try and make one of my pictures using fireworks, maybe lots of coloured sparklers! :)
( rogan, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:47, archived)

very
droll.
Talking of which though, aren't fireworks brilliant?
(wasted industry, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:55, archived)

(cough)
had to be done.


(wasted industry, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 19:05, archived)

I use fireworks as well
Use the feather marquee option, or just make sure the feathering is very high on the eraser tool.

Do you ever try masking areas? I like it because you can re-edit to your heart's content. It does take more time than any of the selection tools, though.
( Artamnesia, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:51, archived)

Mogwaister?
When you put pictures from b3ta on your own page, could you take the trouble to credit the person who made them, or even just give a link to b3ta?

It's the nice thing to do and I think anyone here would do the same. We're such a warm and fuzzy community.
( Artamnesia, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:56, archived)

no problems.
to be honest I hadn't thought about it... my apologies.
link every time from now on :)
sorry guys n gals
(wasted industry, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 19:04, archived)

for the
ones that are currently on there, is a www.b3ta.com tag on the photo ok? I can't remember who made half of them...
(wasted industry, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 19:14, archived)

You can do a rough lassoo/clipping mask and
then go round the hair/fur/whatever with an eraser set at 50% opacity or something, or you could just use feathering.

The thing is, the whole diffusion effect with fur is impossible to cut out; you have to re-create the effect with the available tools.
( custard ... oh, bollocks..., Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:43, archived)

feathering is the big secret to better photoshopping...
...and erasers are far more useful than paint brushes.
( chaotic_illuminator wanking enthusiast, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 19:13, archived)

Um...
spam?
( fuzzbucket, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:31, archived)

Woo!
Is that real?
( Kaiser, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:35, archived)

It's nice though
the glow around the ostrich works perfectly.
( Artamnesia, Sun 10 Nov 2002, 18:48, archived)