In this exercise we are going to fix the one remaining problem with this…composition, it's beautifully masked;…we have these nice hairs over here on the right-hand side.…We've got these highlight bounces around the left-hand side.…In terms of the masking and compositing, I would say this image is nigh on impeccable.…However, compositionally, it's totally messed up.…And here's the problem.…Notice the light sources, where she is concerned the light is coming in from the…upper left side, because it's reflecting off the upper left side of her cheeks…and her shoulder and so forth, whereas in the background, the light source is…coming in from the upper right-hand side.…
Check out the shadows over here that are being cast by the grass, also the…highlights over on the building and so forth. That is bad.…You may not have noticed this problem at first, as soon as we reconcile it,…their overall composition ends up looking much better.…And here's what we are going to do.…We are going to go ahead and take this future city layer.…
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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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