Getting sharp and crisp edges in PS

[Dizon]

Hi. I'm wondering what's a convenient way to get really sharp edges like the one in that image?

http://www.jamespaick.com/images/ent_stuff/props%20&%20vehicles/paintings/bad-guy-1-paint-BW.jpg

I usually work with the hard round brush with pressure sensitivity. I just go back and forth until I get a harder edge.

How do you suppose he did it?

Thanks!

[Metsys]

The best thing to do is to work on your images at a high resolution, so when you save a lower resolution version of it for the web the painting will tighten up really well, and your edges will look crisper. Using a hard-edged brush should work just fine. Also, if you paint the silhouette of the spaceship first, you can lock the transparency (or create a clipping mask layer) so that painting over the edge will not effect the shape of the edges at all, keeping them crisp.

[VincentKlijn]

True sharp edges can be achieved in quite a few ways. Ofcourse you need a high-resolution image to begin with.

I hardly ever work woth hard-edged brushes though. That might work for an edge but when painting within an object it doesn't.

The most flexible way to achieve hard edges is by first drawing a path. Paths are editable and you can turn them into selections quite easily. As long as you don't feather that selection, it will be crisp. You can still paint with a soft brush but the edge will be sharp.

Hope this helps.
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