TECHNIQUES CREATE A DYNAMIC PHOTOMANIPULATION
QUICK TIP
When painting the hair, make sure not to create a blob. Remember to use small brushes around 2 to
4px. To create more highlights, grab a soft brush, change the blend mode and paint over the highlighted
parts of the hair with a bright warm colour.04
SET UP THE MODEL
Import the model image. Cut out the
model using the Pen tool (P) and smooth out the
selection using Refine Edge. Make a layer mask and
if there are rough edges, paint over the layer mask
using a small hard brush. The hard edges of the hair
will be painted later in the steps so do not worry
about the hair being unrealistic at the moment.
Place the model in the middle of the canvas and
Cmd/Ctrl+T>Right-click>Flip Horizontal.05
CHANGE THE SKIN TONE
The model’s skin is pale at the moment.
Add colours to the skin by creating a new
adjustment layer for Selective Color. Under the Red
tab, set the Yellow to +78%, under the Yellow tab,
set the Yellow to +8% and Black to -3%. Then
under the White tab, set the Yellow to -6% and
Black to -1%, under the Neutral tab, set the Yellow
to +6% and under the Black tab, set the Yellow to
+5% and Black to +3%. Make sure the adjustment
layer is clipping-masked to the model layer.06
ADD COLOURS TO THE HAIR
Create a new layer, clipping-mask it to the
model layer and name it ‘Hair Shadow’. Grab the
brush tool (B), select a 200px soft brush and paint
around the bottom part of the hair. Change the
blend mode to Soft Light. Create a new layer above
the shadow layer and name it ‘Red’. Clipping-mask
it to the model layer, set the blend mode to Overlay
and Opacity to 70%. Now paint over the rest of the
hair with red #ff1700. Group all the model layers
and name the group ‘Model’.07
TOUCH UP THE MODEL
Duplicate the Model group and merge it.
Name it ‘High Pass’. Now, go to Filter>Other>High
Pass and set the value to 6. Change the blend mode
to Overlay and clipping-mask it to the Model group.
Create a new adjustment layer for Selective Color
and also clipping-mask it to the Model group. Under
the Red tab, set the Yellow to +6% and Black to
+10%. Under the Yellow tab, set the Black to -7%.
Under the White tab, set the Black to -8%. Finally
under the Black tab, set the Yellow to -7%.08
PAINT THE HAIR
Select the Brush tool (B) at the size of 4px and Opacity of 60%. Create a new layer and name it
Hair. To paint realistic hair, there are a couple of things to watch out for. Pay attention to the movement
of the hair and how the hairs are reacting to the light. There are three colours to paint in the hair. Start
by painting the bottom layer with the colour #661611. Use #873c18 for the middle layer, and the final
colour for highlights is #e6b630.