Playing with Fingers That Are Playing
Making these changes is easy stuff; in the steps to follow, you'll copy Gary's left fingers to a new layer. And in the process, you'll be able to sustain the illusion that he's fretting on a new guitar.
Here's how to use the Quick Mask mode to copy the fingers:
Quick Mask Selecting the Fretting Fingers
1. | Zoom in to a 200% viewing resolution of Gary's left hand. I know, I know, the image is a little pixelated because the photographer saved it using a high-compression JPEG setting. Click on the eye icon of the guitar layer to toggle off the visibility and to hide the guitar from view. |
2. | Click on the Background layer to make it the active layer on the Layers palette. Choose the Brush tool on the toolbox. Click ... |
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