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Nice job Sam!
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Nice job of masking Sam. I would have lightened the background about 20%.
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What a difference 
How did you do it?
How did you do it?
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Thanks for your opinion Bob Personally though, I prefer to keep the background dark as it adds to the richness of the image and helps for more pop.
Carole, duplicate the background x 3. On the second layer mask using multiplay and brush back any details by around 50% and the skin by 100%. On the top layer, mask again and this time gaussian blur by around 18% and mask using soft ligh. Brush back in the parts you want to keep sharp xx
Personally though, I prefer to keep the background dark as it adds to the richness of the image and helps for more pop.Carole, duplicate the background x 3. On the second layer mask using multiplay and brush back any details by around 50% and the skin by 100%. On the top layer, mask again and this time gaussian blur by around 18% and mask using soft ligh. Brush back in the parts you want to keep sharp xx
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Nicely done Sam - it works well.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DaisyChains
Carole, duplicate the background x 3. On the second layer mask using multiplay and brush back any details by around 50% and the skin by 100%. On the top layer, mask again and this time gaussian blur by around 18% and mask using soft ligh. Brush back in the parts you want to keep sharp xx
Will need to have a try at this sometime
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