Deep Etching

Crunchy wrote:

Using CS3 is the bomb. A quick question. I been struggling with accurately deep etcing hair. I saw once this dood using some kind of masking technique to select hai in the most accurate way. Can someone give me a step by step instruction of how to go about this process. I NEED HELP. I been given a job and I need to change hair colour.

Regards
Linda Mgcina

It would be helpful to know more about the image you’re working with. The method needed can vary from image to image.

For instance:
What color is the hair now, and what color does it need to be? What kind of background is there, plain or busy? Is there contrast between the hair and background?

There are some tutorials on the web for masking hair using channels. One of these may help:

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/select-hair-by-using-channels .html http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/remove_backgrounds/i ndex.html

Also, here’s one on changing hair color:
http://tutorialblog.org/photo-retouching-change-hair-color

—
Lee

It is much easier to suggest solutions when you know nothing about the problem.

Sundance Kid wrote:

Crunchy wrote:

Using CS3 is the bomb. A quick question. I been struggling with accurately deep etcing hair. I saw once this dood using some kind of masking technique to select hai in the most accurate way. Can someone give me a step by step instruction of how to go about this process. I NEED HELP. I been given a job and I need to change hair colour.

Regards
Linda Mgcina

It would be helpful to know more about the image you’re working with. The method needed can vary from image to image.

For instance:
What color is the hair now, and what color does it need to be? What kind of background is there, plain or busy? Is there contrast between the hair and background?

There are some tutorials on the web for masking hair using channels. One of these may help:

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/select-hair-by-using-channels .html http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/remove_backgrounds/i ndex.html

Also, here’s one on changing hair color:
http://tutorialblog.org/photo-retouching-change-hair-color

Me? because I have been using my own technique after many years of practicing so it’s hard for me to switch. But if anyone wanna learn Masking then I would suggest the Video Tutorial by Lynda called "Mask & Channels" (not the whole title but very close) which covers lot of detailed information (most I tried before but didn’t get to some final step’s).

I don’t own the DVD but I saw it at my nephew’s place and I think it’s a good one.

"Crunchy" wrote in message

Using CS3 is the bomb. A quick question. I been struggling with accurately deep etcing hair. I saw once this dood using some kind of masking technique to select hai in the most accurate way. Can someone give me a step by step instruction of how to go about this process. I NEED HELP. I been given a job and I need to change hair colour.
Regards
Linda Mgcina

Check out the video on the Extraction Tool at myjanee.com: http://myjanee.com/tuts/restore/restore.htm
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Mike Russell – www.curvemeister.com

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"Crunchy" wrote in message

Using CS3 is the bomb. A quick question. I been struggling with accurately deep etcing hair. I saw once this dood using some kind of masking technique to select hai in the most accurate way. Can someone give me a step by step instruction of how to go about this process. I NEED HELP. I been given a job and I need to change hair colour.
Regards
Linda Mgcina

Check out the video on the Extraction Tool at myjanee.com: http://myjanee.com/tuts/restore/restore.htm
—
Mike Russell – www.curvemeister.com

WHAT YOU Want is not called etching (etching refers to a type of filtering that resembles etchings>> a type of print made from carved wood or linoleum)

try MASKING
or extraction

recommend russellbrown’s tutorial advanced masks