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Hi,

I've recently began to enjoy using programs like the gimp and photoshop elements.


There are lots of neat things I'd like to do - but seem very cumbersome with a mouse. For instance selecting irregular shapes (like a person) to cut and past into other photos. It is very cumbersome and hand tiring with a mouse.

What am I looking for?

Thanks in advance!
 
Those are uber pricey any good knock off brands? Notice I'm talking about the GIMP and Elements - I don't have a ton of cash
 
When I had a commodore 64 ages ago they had something called 'light pens' - do they still exist? Worth it? What I want? I know about Wacom's what else is there?
 
you're probably better off getting good at setting tolerances and using key shortcuts to add or remove from selections.
 
Trackball? Would that be more precise? I keep picturing the sliding thing I played centipede on in an arcade. Would this really be precise with gimp and elements?
 
I hate trackballs. I had one of the high end ones for my old Macs that I paid $200 or so for. They were actually less accurate than a normal mouse. Kinda made my fingers jittery and jumpy. I then bought a Wacom and never looked back.
 
A trackball will probably be the same as a mouse for you; definitely have a look at a graphics tablet, which will let you draw directly on it. I've used an A3 model before, and it takes some getting used to but you can see within ten minute how much easier and more precise it's going to be in the long run.
 
between magnetic lasso, channel-based masking, and light feathering, there should be no need for tablets for selection-making...

Wacom will be a waste, unless you actually create vector shapes (hand-drawn looking cartoons, etc) IMO.
 
Originally posted by: tart666
between magnetic lasso, channel-based masking, and light feathering, there should be no need for tablets for selection-making...

Wacom will be a waste, unless you actually create vector shapes (hand-drawn looking cartoons, etc) IMO.
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I'm not familiar with channel based masking unfortuantly. I despise the magnetic lasso. I'll get most the way around a figure, then it will stick in the wrong spot - then I have to start all over again 😛

Plus my hand cramps moving slowly and holding down the mouse button.

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you can just press del to go back one point in magnetic lasso, no?

alternatively, i've been using magic wand on separate R, G, or B channels (whichever has the most contrast for the part I am trying to select) and then uniting the selections.

this has been enough for me...
 
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