Render question

[lissamae]

Hi, everyone. I'm new and I had a quick question.
When y'all talk about renders on here, like the ones on gamerenders.com, I was wondering, how does one go about creating those?

Thanks!

[TacoFlea]

quite simple really there is many ways to do it. some people use the extract filter ( i wouldnt recommend for beginner) while others just go around the selected image with the polygonal lasso then layer via cut then delete the back ground layer

[lissamae]

Oh, so all you're doing is taking a picture or a screenshot from a game and then extracting the character from it?

[Jeff]

hello lissamae,

You hit the nail on the head. TacoFlea's suggestion is golden however industry professionals use the pen tool to do these selections - the precision you can get with the pen tool goes unmatched by any other. It does take quite a bit of use to get the hang of the pen tool but it's far superior than any other means of making these types of hair pin selections.

[SmazTastic]

Jeff was very wise in suggesting the use of a pen tool, however I find it much easier to use the 'magnetic lasso tool' first to get the majority of it done, then retrace it with the pen tool. If I'm not clear enough PM me.