01
CUT OUT THE SUBJECT
Open comp_before and
go to Select>Subject. Next,
you want go to Select>Select
and Mask. Increase Radius
to improve the selection,
then choose Output to: New
Layer with Layer Mask and
hit OK. Highlight and reveal
the bottom layer. Next up,
you just need open the
bird photo.
02
ADD A WING
Use the Move tool to
drag in the bird. Hit Cmd/
Ctrl+T to transform and
move the wing, then go
Select>Select and Mask. Get
the Quick Selection tool and
paint the wing to select it,
then use the Refine Edge
brush to improve them as
you see fit. Set Output:
Layer Mask and hit OK.
03
COPY AND FLIP
Duplicate the wing
layer with Cmd/Ctrl+J, then
hit Cmd/Ctrl+T to transform.
Right-click and ‘Flip
Horizontal’ and position the
second wing. Highlight the
mask thumbnail on the layer,
get the Brush tool. Paint
black over the wing to hide
the parts that overlap the
tree in the background.