Best tool in PhotoShop to clear saw edged pixels?

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I am a beginner, I actually read several of the stickies last night and started playing around. I ordered a 1GB flash drive and I am trying to learn some basics. I have copied some pics from here and I am trying to figure out the tools but its a lot to learn. Any links for a basic overview of Photo Shop tools? As I said I am a true novice, last night was basically the first time I used Photo Shop for anything other than Image resizing. I am blowing up the pics and trying to remove that saw edge thats everywhere, how is the best way to do that?
 
For a quick cleaning of the edges, use the blur tool. Only use the blur tool when the edges are small and can be blurred away by 1-3 passes at 100% otherwise use the smudge took and smudge it. be careful with the smudge tool and use it delicately or you'll end up smudging too much.
 
Hey! welcome to GTP. Have you downloaded and read pixeljunkynz's PDF on composition and cleanup? If you haven't read that, it will help you. Most of the artists here at GTP use some (or all of the techniques) he talks about - especially the median technique, which can smoothen the cars look considerably.

I personally, edit my pictures in a totally different way. I started with the tutorial pixeljunkynz posted, but I now use a an orginal technique that I have developed myself. Take a look at some of the pictures that I have posted in my gallery, for examples. I could tell you how I created them, but I would have to kill you... :sly:

Start with pixeljunkynz tutorial, and work on from there. Good luck! :dopey:
 
The SMUDGE tool. Best way to remove those "jaggies". Practice using it and eventually it will look like those jaggies were never there.
 
I downloaded that PDF tutorial, thats actually what hooked me on this. I have been messing around with the blur and smudge tools. Is it better to blur with the car body lines or across them. Is there a limit to the "blurability". For instance I have several photos with out of focus backrounds with long sweeping lines seperating color changes, I tried blurring ot but it gets to a certain point and then seems to do nothing. I tried smudging it but then the color changes were even more visible from the free hand uneqaulness?
Once I get to the "quick cleanup" part of the PDF I'm lost......Copy merges and layers? Look I'm no dummy, I'm a CAD drafter. Are layers the same in Photoshop as they are in CAD? Can I turn one on and off and do things in layers that will not effect the master? He talks about Filter Median and erasing stuff, but where does it go, how can he erase it and then bring it back, I'm a little lost here.
 
yup, anything u do to a layer only affects that pertiular layer. im not a CAD user so i cant tell u if they're the same or not BUT the layers are like pieces of paper stacked up on top of each other, u can reorder them and cut/erase them.
 
I use blur all the time, and it's rare to see a line thats not blurable, so you need to smudge it.

If you overblur something, you can always sharpen it again, you will sharpen a smooth line so it will look natural most of the cases.

As for magburner, your not safe anymore dude, I'm gonna try to discover your style, you better kill me soon:p

Use of layers I think huh, a bit of smart blur on a copied layer, then erasing the detailed parts, and probably another few layers to make it more natural;)
 

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