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10/16/2005 06:39:25 PM · #1 |
What I'm looking to do to the attached photo is remove some minor wrinkles and flaws then combine it with the original so some of the flaws bleed through but to a much softer degree. How do I do this? I'm just starting to learn layers and it's really hard for me to visualize. Thank you.
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10/16/2005 06:43:18 PM · #2 |
Just right-click on the layer, choose "duplicate layer" and click OK. Now select the du;licate layer, blur it about 4px (gaussian blur), then reduce the opacity to between 30 and 45%. Voila.
Now that you've mastered that, add a layer mask to the blurred layer, and gently paint on the mask to bring back more sharpness in the eyes.
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10/16/2005 06:44:41 PM · #3 |
| Hey fritz , How do you like that camera |
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10/16/2005 06:47:12 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by TLL061:
Hey fritz , How do you like that camera |
Lovin' it, alhough my shooting opportunities have been limted.
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10/16/2005 06:49:46 PM · #5 |
| I see it about $3200. any cheaper ? |
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10/16/2005 06:54:18 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by TLL061:
I see it about $3200. any cheaper ? |
Nowhere I'm aware of, but I'd expect the price will drop in the next 3-6 months, perhaps after Xmas.
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10/16/2005 06:54:52 PM · #7 |
Have a look at the tutorial "Touching Up Your Portraits" by jonpink. Some good info there.
You can find lots of others with a quick google search.
I like to use a high-pass layer, with a soft light or hard light blending mode, inverted, then erase specific areas to bring back sharpness.
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10/16/2005 07:14:54 PM · #8 |
Fritz,
I made it through the first part okay but I don't know how to do a layer mask and paint. Can you help me? Last week was my first class on layers and we didn't get that far. Thank you. |
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10/16/2005 07:32:53 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by pearlseyes:
Fritz,
I made it through the first part okay but I don't know how to do a layer mask and paint. Can you help me? Last week was my first class on layers and we didn't get that far. Thank you. |
Sure... on the layers pallette, activate the layer you want to add a mask to. Then click on the icon at the bottom that looks like a circle inside a rectangle. A white rectangle, representing the mask, appears next to the image thumbnail on the layer. Now click once on the mask thumbnail to make sure it's selected, and then select the paintbrush from the tools palette. You will notice that the foreground/background color swatches become black/white. Make sure black is the foreground color; click the little arrow icon to switch them if white is on top.
Now select a brush size that's about the size of the eye, maybe a bit larger. Set the opacity to about 20%, and paint over the eyes in multiple passes. You should see the sharpness come back, and also you should see gray areas appearing on the layer mask thumbnail. The key is, areas of the mask that are black allow the underlying layer to be visible (mask the top layer) and those that are white leave the top layer intact.
You can paint back with white to correct mistakes, or discard the mask (right-click on the tuumb and select "delete layer mask") and start over if you desire. Practice until you are confident with tweaking the mask to get the effect you want.
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10/16/2005 08:35:11 PM · #10 |
| Thank you for taking the time to help me out Fritz. I'll give it a shot. |
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