In this exercise we're going to go ahead and mask in the missing details, which…in our case includes the rim around the mask, as well as the snorkel tube.…And these are the kinds of details that aren't necessarily going to be…automatically accounted for by the Calculations command or Apply Image for…that matter, so we are going to take advantage of the automated selection…functions inside Photoshop.…I've gone ahead and saved my progress as Blue screen mask.psd, found inside the…01_calculations folder and I am going to switch back to the RGB composite image.…Now there is couple of ways that we might select these items.…
One is we can go up to the Select menu and choose the Color Range command.…Because after all, the snorkel tube is fairly uniformly white and the rim around…the mask is uniformly blue.…However, color range isn't going to work too well, because after all we've got…all kinds of other blues associated with the background and we are going to end…up picking them up with this command.…
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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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