Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Refining and combining the two passes, part of Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Hair.
In this exercise we'll selectively edit our second pass calculation, and in…doing so, we'll end up with an effect like this one here.…And you can see that the mask will be much darker which is perfectly fine…because all we're interested in doing is filling in those details toward the…bottom of the image that are missing in our first pass mask.…So I'll go ahead and switch over to my image in progress, it's called…Second-pass calculation.psd and it's found inside the 04_tough folder.…Then I want to protect my second-pass calculations, so I'll make a duplicate by…dragging it and dropping it on to the little page icon, and let's go ahead and…name this guy 2nd pass.…
Switch over to the Burn tool and assuming that it's a last toning tool you used,…you can get to it by pressing the 'O' key and then press the '0' key in order to…increase the Exposure value to 100%.…And now I'm going to increase the size of my brush and paint down over here on…the right-hand side of the image, go ahead and zoom in closer to the collar…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
12/21/2011- 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
Duration
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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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