In this exercise we are going to take our finished mask which we are currently…seeing on screen and we are going to use it to composite the light-haired woman…against a new background.…I also have opened this image called Valley of Fire.jpg and we are going to go…ahead and mask the image and introduce a new background blind.…So we are going to essentially work the most efficient way possible.…I just want you to see what that looks like and we are going to be taking…advantage of the Apply Image command as well.…So your first thing is to make sure that your final mask is the first alpha…channel in the list so that it has a keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+6 or Command+6…on the Mac, and notice whichever alpha channel is on top, ends up getting that keyboard shortcut.…
So if I just grab final mask, move it directly below blue, it's automatically…Ctrl+6, again, Command+6 on the Mac.…Now let's switch to the RGB image, and I will switch over to layers panel.…We will not need to go back to the Channels panel now, because we are going to…
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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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Video: Pulling a background with Apply Image