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At this point I return to 'Standard' mode and invert
the mask (Shift-Ctrl-I). I then drag the masked image of the
woman onto the 'Maxims' image. As you can see there are still
areas where the yellow background is visible. Mostly around the
hair. Hair is also not opaque it allows light to shine through,
especially with the hair strands.
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New image
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Using several Photoshop tools I can fine tune my
top layer (the woman) so it merges into the background as if
they belong together.
Erase Tool
The erase tool is the best tool to remove unwanted the yellow tinge around
the body. Zoom in close and use your scrolling bars to carefully erase those
unsightly pixels. When you reach the hair area reduce your opacity settings
(try 25%) and set your eraser size to around 3 pixels. Now run strokes with
the flow of the hair, several times on the edge and maybe once over the hair
strands themselves. By doing this you allow some of the background image
to come through the hair. Continue to reduce the opacity level for the ends
of the strands so they are almost transparent.
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Erase your Masking Mistakes
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