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Creating the effect
For our image, we're going to be using the "Hue" Mode because it's the most subtle. It doesn't produce the most vibrant results usually, but it does allow you to match the subject to the overall lighting of your composition. In other words, it looks the most natural. We're going to set the Sampling to "Continuous" because, typically, it's the easiest to work with. We'll set the Limits to "Contiguous" so that we don't accidentally affect our background. My brush size will be set to 150.[an error occurred while processing this directive]For the first step, I'm going to turn off the Antialiasing option and set my tolerance to a low value--5 percent--to allow me to go in and take care of a few details. I want to go after the broadside of the horse first, but I also need to eliminate a couple of problem areas first. In my image, specifically, this is the barbed wire and colored strands that cross the horse's front legs and chest and interfere a bit with the head. So I'll just go over these areas with about three strokes to block them off from the rest of the image. That way, if I'm careless later on, they shouldn't pose a problem. This process, shown below, took me three quick strokes.
Now I can go after the bulk of the horse. I'll crank up the Tolerance value to 20 percent. But I'm also going to want to vary the Tolerance in certain areas. And how can I do this without having to go back to the Tool Options bar every three seconds? Well, if I expand the Brush parameters, I get a whole list of options, including the ability to modulate Tolerance on the fly using pen pressure. (I can only assume that the vast majority of you have taken my advice over the years and purchased a Wacom tablet. It will pay for itself in productivity, and there are some inexpensive models available, especially if you want to buy a used on off eBay. For the record, I have three tablets of my own, which I use for various purposes. They really are indispensable.)
So now, with my Tolerance varied, I can apply fairly broad, careless strokes, easing up a bit on the pressure around the edges to avoid bleeding into the background.
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