From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
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Creating a more aggressive mask - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
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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Choosing the ideal base channel5m 7s
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Converting a channel into a mask6m 34s
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Painting with the Overlay mode7m 27s
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Painting with the Soft Light mode5m 55s
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Mask, composite, refine, and blend4m 40s
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Creating a more aggressive mask7m 2s
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Blending differently masked layers7m
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Creating a hair-only mask6m
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Using history to regain a lost mask3m 42s
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Separating flesh tones from hair8m 28s
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Adjusting a model's color temperature4m 30s
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Introducing the Calculations command7m 22s
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Extracting a mask from a Smart Object6m 34s
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Integrating a bird into a new sky5m 40s
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Creating synthetic rays of light6m 4s
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Masking and compositing light7m 39s
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Introducing a brilliant light source7m 5s
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Using the image to select itself1m 37s
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