Monday, 4/11 to-do list.
1. Selective Mask Refinement for broad areas (no hair, fine details)
· Lasso tool with slight feather (~10-15 pixels)
· Filter>Other>Minimum (~1-2 pixels) to reduce halo
· Noise>Median (for edge smoothing). Sometimes does not work for all images/masks/resolutions
· “Shrink-Wrap” to tighten mask and control edge character (match the focus/sharpness of your photo/source image)
o Gaussian Blur
o Levels adjustment
2. Save your white screen/masked file as a master file. Export your mask layer into your new background file, sizing with free transform as required.
3. Refining hair and fine details
· Avoid use of above tools for hair and fine details, except in certain situations
· Evaluate the need for refinement against your new background. Your mask may need less refinement than you think, or more…
· Use high magnification
· The mask is usually fine; problems are more often than not the result of lens flare
· Burn hair edges down with a multiply curve with clipping mask.
No comments:
Post a Comment