From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
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Introducing the Refine Mask command - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
Introducing the Refine Mask command
In these first few exercises, I am going to introduce you to the Refine Edge command, which alternately goes by the name Refine Mask, and then after that we will use the command to create a real-world project. I am starting off inside this file called Rough skyshark.psd found inside the 07_refine folder. It's a version of that composition from the previous chapter. We've got the Background, we have the rainbow, we have the shadow underneath the shark and we also have the alternate coloring scheme. However, we also have the rough edges. So I am going to go ahead and press Ctrl +1 or Command+1 on the Mac to zoom in, zoom in a little farther as well, so you can see that we have those original rough edges that were created by the Color Range command. Now you may recall on the previous chapter, we address these rough edges using a combination of Gaussian Blur and the Levels command, and I was telling you that's an old-school approach. What we are going to see in this exercise is the new…
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Introducing the Refine Mask command6m 58s
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Automated edge detection8m 23s
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Turning garbage into gold6m 19s
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Starting with an accurate selection7m 11s
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Selection outline in, layer mask out7m 48s
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Matching a scene with Smart Filters4m 29s
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Cooling a face, reflecting inside eyes4m 45s
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Creating a layer of ghoulish skin4m 28s
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Adding dark circles around the eyes5m 20s
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Creating a fake blood effect5m 38s
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Establishing trails of blood7m 40s
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Integrating the blood into the scene7m 3s
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The ultimate in masking automation1m 6s
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