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Creating a more aggressive mask

Creating a more aggressive mask - Photoshop Tutorial

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Creating a more aggressive mask

In this exercise, we are going to start the process of restoring the details inside the model's face and head, and we're going to do so by creating an alternate, and more aggressive mask. That is, we're going to choke away more of the hair, and more of the background. I've saved my progress, where the background image is concerned, as Multiplied model.psd, found inside the 08_everyday folder. I've also saved my changes to the original model file as layer with mask.psd, also inside that same folder. So however you're working along with me, go ahead and return to that original model file, and let's get rid of the layer mask here inside the Layers panel by right-clicking on that mask thumbnail, and choosing Delete Layer Mask, because it's already served its purpose, right? We've already moved that layer, along with its layer mask, into the base composition, and so everything is ready and waiting for us, completely intact. And eventually, what we're going to need to do is bring this layer…

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