From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
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Blending differently masked layers - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop Masking and Compositing: Fundamentals
Blending differently masked layers
In this exercise, we are going to take that more aggressive mask that we created in the previous exercise, and we will use it to introduce another copy of the model into the landscape background, and then we will refine the mask, so she looks very nearly at home. And I'm going to click on RGB here at the top of the Channels panel to revisit the color composite image. And then I will scroll down the list, and Control+click, or Command+click, on the thumbnail for that final overlay painting channel. And notice that there are two channels with the same name, so make sure you select the one at the absolute end of the list. Then switch back to layers channel. You should see a lone base layer with no layer mask. Drop down to the Add Layer Mask icon, and go ahead and click on it to add a layer mask to that layer. Now right-click inside the Image window, and choose Duplicate Layer, and change the Document name to Multiplied model, which is that background image. And then I am going to name…
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Choosing the ideal base channel5m 7s
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Converting a channel into a mask6m 34s
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Painting with the Overlay mode7m 27s
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Painting with the Soft Light mode5m 55s
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Mask, composite, refine, and blend4m 40s
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Creating a more aggressive mask7m 2s
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Blending differently masked layers7m
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Creating a hair-only mask6m
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Using history to regain a lost mask3m 42s
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Separating flesh tones from hair8m 28s
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Adjusting a model's color temperature4m 30s
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Introducing the Calculations command7m 22s
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Extracting a mask from a Smart Object6m 34s
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Integrating a bird into a new sky5m 40s
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Creating synthetic rays of light6m 4s
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Masking and compositing light7m 39s
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Introducing a brilliant light source7m 5s
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Using the image to select itself1m 37s
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