composite projects

essential skills

• Use Quick Mask mode, alpha channels and layer masks to create a simple montage.

• Use the Pen tool to create a smooth-edged mask.

• Create a simple composite image using layer blend modes.

• Merge or blend a graphic with a three-dimensional form using a displacement map.

• Use Refine Edge, channel masking and a blend mode for a perfect hair transplant.

• Replace a sky and manipulate the tonality and color for a seamless result.

• Create a composite image while preserving the subject's original shadow.

• Replace the background behind a model while preserving the fine hair detail and the original shadow.

Refine Edge – Project 1

One of the most challenging montage or masking jobs in the profession of ...

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