Tip 1: How to understand the furs

Tip 1: How to understand the furs


When choosing a fur coat, fur coat or jacketthe question arises as to the quality of the fur product. Each type of fur has its own shortcomings and advantages, in which it is necessary to understand before such a serious purchase.



How to understand the furs


You will need



  • - fur.


Instructions


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Think about what kind of fur you would like to buycoat, coat or jacket. The value of the fur is determined by such parameters as: the density of the hairline, its height, gloss, softness. The most valuable furs are sable and mink. The quality of mink differs significantly depending on the color, density and method of sewing.


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The cheapest mink is nut,light brown and brown. Behind it go red, light amber and golden-honey tones. The following price category includes black, gray, beige and blue mink. The most expensive is "black diamond" - black fur with a purple or blue tint.


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Cheap types of mink are very often issued for expensive- they just paint, and so skillfully that sometimes you can not tell. Spread the undercoat with your fingers (it should be black) and check the skin color. If the skin is not dyed, then it should be white.


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Pay attention to the service life of the product. It directly depends on the wear resistance of each type of fur. The most durable is the otter's fur - this coat will last at least twenty seasons, from the river beaver - at least eighteen, the fur seal - 16-17, the mink - 9-10, the blue fox, the marten and the scribble - 7-8, the nutria and foxes - 4-5, rabbit-2 season. Consider the fact that the fur does not grow bald, does not wipe, does not fade, neither snow nor rain is afraid of it.


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Determine the degree of heat resistance. The fox fur is the warmest, followed by a deer, raccoon dog, fox, hare, wolf, marten, sable, columns, mink, karakul. Worse warms fur rabbit, marmot, a sheared goat, ermine. In order to be sure of the factory origin of the fur product, smell it. "Samovydelka" has an unpleasant, pungent smell.


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Crumple the sleeve or some other part of the fur coat(Jackets, coats). Release: the test piece of the thing must instantaneously take the original form. Remember that the hair should be shiny and crumbly, and the skin - soft and supple.


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Check the fur for durability - grab a fewhairs with fingers, lift the coat or coat, shake a little. Hairs should not break out. Feel the fur product: often the fur of a marmot or a rabbit is trying to sell under the guise of mink. A real mink thing is distinguished by more rigid fur and hairs of equal length. The rabbit fur is soft, the marmot has a different length of the villi. In the shops you can find a fur coat (jacket) made of sheared nutria and a rabbit disguised as a beaver fur. Check the product to the touch - the real beaver fur has a longer coat and thicker hair under the fluff.




Tip 2: How to choose a fur jacket


The choice of warm clothes should be approached veryReally. In order not to end the fall, winter and early spring in bed with a thermometer in your mouth and mustard in your toes, leaving on the street, you need a good warming. Very popular among modern people fur jackets, perfectly protect their owners from strong wind and winter cold. Fur A jacket, Like any other piece of clothing, it is important to choose the right one.



How to choose a fur jacket


Instructions


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The fur coats of the beaver possess excellent wear resistance. They are able to protect you from the lowest temperatures. Such products are ideal for people spending a long time on the street.


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If it is more important for you to shine with beauty andThe elegance of your wardrobe, rather than protect yourself from the weather, take a closer look at the jackets cut from the fur trim. Do not doubt that you will look stunning in such a jacket. Although its frost resistance can be worse than even the most simple textile windbreaker.


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If you can not choose between these propertiesFur jacket as a beauty and warmth, pay attention to a product made of mink. It can combine both of these qualities. For a warm winter, an excellent option is a fur jacket made of astrakhan, and for a cold one - from sheepskin or sable.


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In connection with the huge popularity of fur jacketsin the modern market of outerwear, some unscrupulous sellers can slip you quite differently from what you really wanted. If you even slightly doubt the authenticity of your favorite fur jacket, it is better to give up the expensive purchase or consult a furs-versed person.


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Before buying remember the selected fur A jacket in hand. The product should not rustle. And after you let go A jacket from the hands, make sure that the fur immediately straightened and took its original position.


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Check the quality of the fur from which it is sewnYou like a jacket with a wet palm. Take her to the jacket. If your hand has more than 3 villi, fur does not have high quality. Be sure that such a product will quickly lose its original appearance and attractiveness.


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Try to feel the seams through the liningchosen by you fur jacket. A quality product thread is not thick. If you do not find the seams at all, most likely, a fur jacket is made by gluing the skins. And this means that it will serve you for a maximum of one season.




Tip 3: How to select fur in Photoshop


When processing images in Photoshop oftenThere is a need to allocate fluffy objects - a disheveled hairstyle, a long coat, etc. The features of this wonderful graphics editor will allow you to highlight the fur in Photoshop.



How to select fur in Photoshop


Open the image and duplicate it.Additional layer with the keys Ctrl + J. It is better to process copies in order not to damage the main image. Press the Latin E key to activate the Erase tool group. Check the Background Erase Tool. It looks like an eraser with scissors. This tool removes the background around any element in the photo. Now you need to select the Eraser settings. If you want to select fur, it's best to choose zero hardness of the brush (Hardness = 0) and a sufficiently large diameter. The tool looks like an optical sight - a circle with a cross inside. Point it to the selected object so that the cross is over the border of the object, and click the left mouse button to make the tool take a sample of the color you want to delete. Now, without releasing the left key, drag the mouse along the contour of the selected element. Even if you go to the object, it will not suffer, because it differs in color from the background - the smart tool will not remove the unnecessary. Once the background color changes, click again to Eraser picked up and memorized the new pattern. The more diverse the background around the object, the more often you will have to click. If the background color and the color of the object are very different, decrease the Tolerance value. The closer the color shades, the smaller the Tolerance. It is important not to overdo it, so that the Eraser, along with the background, does not delete part of the object. If you select complex elements, together with the Tolerance, you will have to change the diameter of the brush. However, all efforts will be rewarded - after all, a clever eraser, along with the background, will remove the halo around the object. You do not have to clean the multi-colored border around the selected element. If you used another tool to cut an object, you will need the Remove black matte, Remove Wight matte and Defringe commands in the Layer-> Matting menu.




Tip 4: How to distinguish a beaver's fur from a rabbit


It happens that sellers, wishing as profitable as possible to sell a stale goods, give out cheaper fur for the luxurious and expensive. Especially often such "transformations" occur with fur a rabbit, Which is given for beaver. Agree, this substitution is unequal. After all, a fur coat beaver can be worn for 18 years, and from a rabbit - a maximum of 5.



How to distinguish a beaver's fur from a rabbit


Instructions


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Stroke a piece of fur over wool. If the fur is smooth, and the hand slightly slides, then you have a beaver skin.


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Stroke the fur garment against the coat. If it is a beaver skin, fur will be slightly pricked. Rabbit fur, on the contrary, is not so thick and does not have rigidity.


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Pay attention to fur making and geometrysewn together skins. A separate beaver skin, as a rule, is rectangular. Its dimensions are 30x50 or 40x65. Look at the product again, from the wrong side. It must be sewn from solid plates of this size.


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Check the skin. She should never crunch or make a rustling sound. If the yellow mullet, then this indicates that the fur is old, so in no case do not take a product from such a fur, as the expiration date is already running out.


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Pay close attention to qualityFur trim. Carefully inspect the seams, which on the product of expensive fur are always thin and neat. If the skins are glued together, and not sewn, then the quality of such an article can not be said: when the first snowfall it literally falls apart.


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Look closely at the labels and labelsproducts. Ask the seller for all necessary certificates confirming that this product is really related to the manufacturer whose label is listed on the labels. Certificates should also contain information about the fur auction, as well as information about fur suppliers and the quality of skins. On the skins must be the brands of factories on which they were made. Be sure to ask if there is a warranty from the manufacturer.


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Before making a final choice in favor of a fur, consult with good friends who understand fur. They will give you good advice.