- Duplicate the mask. Having gone to so much painstaking
work creating the mask on the Cherry Red layer, we’ll reuse it
as a starting point for a new mask, the purpose of which will
be to move the entire mouth to a new black background. Start
by Alt-dragging (Option-dragging) the layer mask thumbnail
from the Cherry Red layer to the Big Lips layer in the Layers
panel to duplicate it, as in Figure 10-15.
Figure 10-15.- Paint in the teeth area. To return the teeth to their rightful place
in the mouth, we’ll need to expand the Big Lips layer mask. Click
that layer mask thumbnail to make it active. Press the D key to
return to the default masking foreground color (white). Choose
the brush tool, and paint over the mouth area. You don’t have
to worry about being subtle since you’ve already fine-tuned the
outer edges of the lips. Just paint the teeth back in using broad
strokes. At any time, you can Alt-click (Option-click) the layer
mask thumbnail to view the mask in the main image window
and check for any stray black areas that you might have missed. - Soften the edges of the lips. Although the lips are now floating
nicely in space, the edges could use a little more softening. We’ll
fix that with a layer effect rather than disturb the mask. Click
the icon at the bottom of the Layers panel and choose Inner
Glow. In the Layer Style dialog box, click the color swatch. Set
Using the Color Range Command 349