In this exercise, we're going to combine our 1st and 2nd pass along with the 3rd…pass and we're going to do so inside the confines of a gradient mask.…I've saved my progress as Third-pass mask.psd.…It's found inside the 04_tough folder.…And currently we're looking at the combined 1st and 2nd masks.…Compare those to the 3rd mask and notice that things brighten up in this…region right there.…We get some better detail essentially going around this product treated hair, so…in other words we have a few hairs are glommed together.…
From about this point on the hairs are just too thick inside of the 3rd pass…where they look much more natural inside of the combined 1st and 2nd pass.…What we want to do is we want to gradually dissipate the merging of these…two channels over the course of this area, which means that we want to create a gradient.…To do so, go ahead and drop down to the little page icon at the bottom of…the Channels panel, Alt+click or Option+click on it in order to bring up the…New Channel dialog box.…
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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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