Yet another Newbie question–Magazine Cover

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Jan 24, 2004
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For what it’s worth, I’ve done a bunch of research before posting this question yet I still need help. The good thing is that I know where to go for such help. I’ve read some archives of your group and you seem to be very helpful.

I have PS 7.0 and would like to take a head and put it in the place of an existing head on a magazine cover. I’ve recently seen it done and I think it would be fun to do myself. I have no experience whatsoever with PS.

In my research I found a post back in the late 90s that gave a step by step for PS 5 and I was hoping someone here could do the same for me in PS 7.0.

My concerns are this: The act of selection can be done in a variety of ways, I know. I can’t get a clean selection, including stray hairs and the background of the head I want to transpose is not simple like a sky, etc. I know no jargon, so please consider the fact that I can be lost even at the simplest juncture.

TIA

(From step one, please.)

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Learn how to rescue details, remove flyaways, add volume, and enhance the definition of hair in any photo. We break down every tool and technique in Photoshop to get picture-perfect hair, every time.

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edjh
Jan 24, 2004
Mistress of My Domain wink wink wrote:
For what it’s worth, I’ve done a bunch of research before posting this question yet I still need help. The good thing is that I know where to go for such help. I’ve read some archives of your group and you seem to be very helpful.
I have PS 7.0 and would like to take a head and put it in the place of an existing head on a magazine cover. I’ve recently seen it done and I think it would be fun to do myself. I have no experience whatsoever with PS.
In my research I found a post back in the late 90s that gave a step by step for PS 5 and I was hoping someone here could do the same for me in PS 7.0.
My concerns are this: The act of selection can be done in a variety of ways, I know. I can’t get a clean selection, including stray hairs and the background of the head I want to transpose is not simple like a sky, etc. I know no jargon, so please consider the fact that I can be lost even at the simplest juncture.

TIA

(From step one, please.)

eShellzo, Ph.D. Apt. #1A in AST 1 O&M
RIP: Abe– 9/03, Jack–10/03, Maggie–10/03, Caroline–11/03, Cassie–11/03, Roman–1/04…

NEW TO THE NG? VISIT d’ FAQ: http://angelfire.lycos.com/tv/alttvdoolfaq/

A lot depends on how the picture actually looks, but in general the version 5 tutorial should be sufficient; it hasn’t changed that much. The only real advance as far as selection goes from 5 to 7 is the Extract feature, which will come in handy for the stray hairs problem. A Layer Mask would also be useful because you can fine-tune your selection, "painting in and out" the details without deleting anything.

For a job like this I would use a combination of techniques. It’s not a matter of a step-by-step process as much as knowing what the tools do and deciding which is most appropriate in a given situation.

Take a look at these pages:

http://photoshopwire.tripod.com/tutorial/photo_retouching_re storation.htm

http://tiemdesign.com/howto/2003/October/PSDExtract/default. asp

http://www.heathrowe.com/tutorials.asp

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eshellzo
Jan 25, 2004
edjhann wrote:

A lot depends on how the picture actually looks, but in general the version 5 tutorial should be sufficient; it hasn’t changed that much.

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I thank you for your help. I will set off to try this and I shall do my best.

eShellzo, Ph.D. Apt. #1A in AST 1 O&M
RIP: Abe– 9/03, Jack–10/03, Maggie–10/03, Caroline–11/03, Cassie–11/03, Roman–1/04…

NEW TO THE NG? VISIT d’ FAQ: http://angelfire.lycos.com/tv/alttvdoolfaq/

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