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(PC: Ctrl-E) to merge the HDR layer into the Background layer.
Step Ten: Use the Green copy channel in this document to make
a selection of the subject again, and then copy it to a new layer.
We’ve hidden the Background layer here so you can see the
extracted subject.
Step Eleven: Create a new document (File>New) for the final
design measuring 600x800 pixels. Go back to the subject image,
and using the Move tool, drag the extracted image to the new
document. Press Command-T (PC: Ctrl-T) to enter Free Trans-
form, hold the Shift key, and drag a corner handle to scale
the subject in the composition as you see here. Click-and-drag
inside the bounding box to reposition the subject. Press Enter
when done.
Step Twelve: Here
we have a texture that
we’ll add to the back-
ground. You can use
this texture that’s part
of the exercise down-
load, or you can use a texture of your own. I like this one because
it has a framing element inside. To keep good detail in the texture
while removing the color, set the Toolbox colors to their defaults
by pressing D. Then, go to Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map,
and click OK.
Step Thirteen: Using the Move tool and holding the Shift key,
drag this image into the new document and then use Free Trans-
form to scale the image to fit in the composition. Also, make
sure the texture layer is positioned below the subject layer in the
Layers panel.
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