Adobe Photoshop CC In-Depth: Compositing and Masking Hair Made Easy
In this class, Scott gets you up and running fast on creating realistic composite images (where you put your subject on a different background or different environment than they were photographed on), and he takes you through a host of techniques that cover the “Holy Grail” of compositing, which is masking hair and keeping lots of detail intact. He covers a number of different techniques, including using channels and blend mode tricks for easy masking. You’ll learn how to match tone and color and finishing moves that pull it all together. It’s a really solid introduction into the art of masking and compositing and the essential techniques you need to know from the start.
Release Date: 2016-06-29
Lessons
Introduction
Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 6 mins 21 seconds
Simple Lighting Setup
Set yourself up for success by keeping your lighting setup simple when creating the original images.
Duration: 8 mins 37 seconds
Backgrounds
You can shoot your own backgrounds or find them on the web.
Duration: 5 mins 16 seconds
Masking Hair Trick
Scott demonstrates a variation on a technique he learned from Lee Varis to create the first composite.
Duration: 9 mins 36 seconds
Masking with Channels
This channel masking technique is an oldie, but a goodie, and it helps to have a few compositing techniques in your toolbox.
Duration: 9 mins 15 seconds
Portrait Technique
Another technique that works great for portraits shot on a gray background involves blending the background into the layer containing your subject.
Duration: 8 mins 38 seconds
Selecting a Subject: Part 1
This technique involves the Quick Selection tool and the Refine Edge functionality.
Duration: 22 mins 37 seconds
Selecting a Subject: Part 2
Building on Part 1, Scott completes the removal of the subject from the background and places it on a new one.
Duration: 6 mins 17 seconds
Dealing with Fringe
Scott shares three techniques for dealing with fringe around the edges of a subject.
Duration: 17 mins 32 seconds
Matching Tone and Color
To help sell the composite you may need to adjust color and tone of the subject to help it match the background.
Duration: 11 mins 14 seconds
Unifying the Image
The goal of unifying the image is to add a treatment to the entire composite to bring it all together.
Duration: 5 mins 28 seconds