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I posted the attached file which was rejected for quality issues. I have recently posted similar files, which were accepted. Usually I can figure out rejected files, but this one has me puzzled. Any thoughts will be well received.
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I think it's probably the focus. Zoomed to 100% or more the head in particular looks soft. The masking on the other hand looks really good. Best regards, John
Your picture is out of focus, and you have clipping effects, as shown here:
And there are areas, like here, where I do not understand why they are slightly transparent:
Getting a clean cutout of objects is crucial, if you want to use that object getting pasted in a different scene. One trick to see nearly invisible leftovers from my cutout in Photoshop is, that I use the stroke effect. As if by magic, all the areas where you have worked uncleanly become visible. Tidying up is then extremely ea
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I should have added...this is a PNG file, which may have a bearing on this matter.
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I think it's probably the focus. Zoomed to 100% or more the head in particular looks soft. The masking on the other hand looks really good. Best regards, John
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As well as focus, I'm on the fence about the cut out work. It may be technically correct, but I also think it looks bumpy and a smoother look would benefit it.
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Its a beautiful butterfly! I agree with George and John regarding both focus and masking. The antennae and lowest part of the wings are both quite soft, and the cutout work along the wing edges could be better.
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Your picture is out of focus, and you have clipping effects, as shown here:
And there are areas, like here, where I do not understand why they are slightly transparent:
Getting a clean cutout of objects is crucial, if you want to use that object getting pasted in a different scene. One trick to see nearly invisible leftovers from my cutout in Photoshop is, that I use the stroke effect. As if by magic, all the areas where you have worked uncleanly become visible. Tidying up is then extremely easy.
I use a contrast colour, often a full red (in your example, black would be bad) and a stroke size of one to four. I can modify the parameters if needed. You pass over those marks with the masking brush, and the red stains disappear. Easy and fast.
As this picture lacks focus, I would not invest time to fix the errors. The missing focus is irrecoverable.
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Thanks to all for your input. Abambo, I am working with the strokes direction you provided. Very helpful, and much appreciated.
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You're welcome. I've done cut-outs for 30 years. I know immediately where to spot the errors in those.
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I have made corrections to the butterfly png file, and it was accepted and posted today by Adobe. Thanks to all for your input and help!
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I wouldn't thought that you would be successful with that. Congratulations and I wish you many sales.

