In this exercise we are going to bring back the last of the hairs over here on…right-hand side of the head, and we are going to do so the old-fashioned way.…We are going to paint them in manually, but first, we need to make some…adjustments to the existing hairs.…I have saved my progress as Still needs work.psd found inside the 02_dark folder.…I am going to click on layer Mask for the model layer.…To make it active, I will switch to the Brush tool and I will right-click…inside the image window, so you can see my Size value is 145 pixels and my Hardness is 75%.…
Now, I will press the 5 key in order to reduce the Opacity to 50%, my…Foreground color is Black, and so I will just go ahead and paint right about…there, with just a single click I will paint right about there as well, and…that helps to smooth off the transition of that big hair right there, just so…it doesn't look so faky.…I will click on layer Mask thumbnail for the Filler layer, to make it active, I…will press the 2 key to reduce the Opacity value to 20% up there in the Options…
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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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