In this exercise, we're going to refine our first pass calculation using the Burn tool.…I've saved my progress as First-pass calculation.psd, it's found inside…the 04_tough folder.…And because I don't want to harm this base channel, I'm going to go ahead and…duplicate it by dragging it and dropping it on that little page icon, and then…I'm going to call this one 1st Pass.…And now I'll go ahead and select the Burn tool from the Dodge tool fly-out menu.…Make sure that the Range is set to Shadows and the Exposure for the best results…here should be set to 50%.…
Go ahead and paint in the background like so, in order to get rid of these areas…of gray over here in the right-hand side and then just sort of click toward the…hair in order to dim this area down so that we're just left with the hair…details as much is possible.…Now you don't want to carve in too far so, if you leave a little bit of extra…gray over here in the side of a hair that's okay, then you can feel free to just…paint around the earrings, because we'll reestablish those later.…
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12/20/2011- Understanding the Calculations command
- Calculating masks with the Subtract and Add modes
- Enhancing a mask with Apply Image
- Creating a traditional blue screen mask
- Masking dark hair against a busy background
- Painting in missing hairs with a Wacom tablet
- Masking blonde hair and flames
- Performing selective edits with Dodge and Burn
- Masking a difficult image in multiple passes
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 10s
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1. Calculating a Hair Mask
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Compositing dark hair5m 47s
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2. Masking Dark Hair
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Creating a contrast mask4m 34s
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Cleaning up a base mask5m 55s
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Reinstating missing details5m 12s
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Building a second-pass mask6m 30s
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Smudging bad transitions5m 19s
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Matching the light source3m 50s
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3. Masking Light Hair
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Calculating blonde hair4m 50s
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Painting in Airbrush mode4m 30s
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Building a flame mask7m 25s
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4. Masking the Tough Stuff
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 17s
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