The Premium Hair Masking Technique with Advanced Tools
Can
channels or advanced hair selections help in managing unruly hair?
Knowing right method of hair masking is an important skill for any
editor. He can become a premium hair-masking technician with knowledge
of advanced tools.
There are many touchy skills that a photo processing
editor must possess to be a master of his craft. One is to know
extraction method. It is done with selection and for any editor the end
result will determine if he knows his craft well. If he is not able to
extract the stuff, the imperfection will not be able to support the
other montage it is being done for. Take for example a racecourse where a
shot of horse in motion has been captured. The picture of the majestic
animal can become the talk of the town only if the flying mane and bushy
tail does not look out of place or unruly. The premium hair masking technique with advanced tools can be the best solution. With the new
software tools the extraction is much easier and hair removal can be a
better process. The rest of the elements, which may prove to be frail
and important to the main artwork,
can be left untouched. Just like human hair is a tad difficult to be
masked so is the case with any animal’s fur coat. It could be a picture
of a horse racing towards its final line at the derby or a dachshund
playing Frisbee in the park, or a Cocker Spaniel being splashed with
water. Each has the same problem. How can the fuzzy strands be stopped
from flying in different directions and spoiling the look of the
picture? While it is easier to control human beings being shot, the same
cannot be said about animals that have a mood of their own.
The
first job is to select the portion of the image and encircle the
problematic hair. It is very obvious that one cannot erase single
strands of hair. And each strand also cannot be masked in several
layers. So a part of the image has to be selected and extracted. This
procedure begins with the Quick selection tool. A loose area is
encircled as the first step. Since the area is loosely selected the
edges have to be refined. The smart radius option is used if solid
background objects have to be tackled around. A dark background is
actually useful for a wisp of hair to be treated with the hair masking technique.
It can also work well in case of fibers or upholstery that needs to be
tamed. The editor will have to decontaminate the colors. This tool will
be able to make the edges vanish where the background may still have a
trace of an unwanted strand of hair. Using the refine edge can be the
key to making the successful transition from the bad patch to the brand
new montage set. A preview is essential. Essential toggling between
various views will help the editor to move on with the process.
While working each editor will
realize that one kind of process may not be right every image. He has
to find a middle-of-the-road approach to each new hair masking
technique. This way he will be able to turn every challenge into an
opportunity.
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