This book addresses one of the most difficult parts of creating a realistic and beautiful photo composite: selecting and masking hair. Creating clean and detailed masks are the key to all retouching. You’ll gain insight into making photo-illustrations and learn to combine images into a seamless composition. This book teaches 3 different techniques for selecting and masking hair, starting with a simple but detailed example and ending with an extremely complicated image requiring multiple tools and techniques.
Includes Downloadable Class Files (works on Mac & PC)
ISBN: 978-1-934624-50-0
Setup & Introduction
Downloading the Class Files
Hair Selections & the Search for the Holy Grail
Section 1
Refine Edge
- Using refine edge to create a hair selection
- Using Curves to adjust the hair mask
- Removing a color cast
Using Channels to Make Hair Selections
- Making a selection using Channels & Curves
- Refining the selection with the history brush
- Refining the hair mask
Using Hair Brushes to Paint Hair Masks
- Using custom hair brushes to create a selection/mask
- Refining the hair mask
- Removing a color cast
Reference Material
Examples of What You Learn
Why Our Books Are Unique
Our books are packed with step-by-step exercises that walk you through projects. You’ll learn by doing exercises, not reading long explanations. The goal is to give you hands-on practice with the program, getting you started quickly with the things that are most important for real life work.
