Photoshop Masking and Compositing Hair
Author: Deke McClelland

In this installment of his popular Masking & Compositing series,
Photoshop guru Deke McClelland shows how to select hair—down to
the individual strands—and composite portraits against new
backgrounds. The course covers how to mask out hair, paint in
detail, blend hair, merge channels, and match light sources.
Deke also explores special techniques for working with both dark
and light hair, as well as extracting hair from complex
backgrounds. Exercise files accompany the course.


Topics include:

* 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

Download File Size:874.77 MB

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