Damien Symonds

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Oh no ? No, sorry. If it was a coloured top it would probably be easier, but grey is the WORST for this. It'll just have to be very careful brightening with Levels, sorry.

I think it looks flawless, well done.

May I see it without the crop?

Please post some more photos in class, @Tarria!

Just by using a big brush, as I said. So that the whole of Dad's shirt moved uniformly.

Yep, you're absolutely right. https://www.damiensymonds.net/preventing-banding-in-backdrops/

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Yep!

I really think you should persevere with the Liquify option. With a big brush and a gentle touch, it looks ok. Download PSD

Yeah, this was going to be my question. Would you want a subtle gradient the way it is in the photo, rather than just solid black?

Come on Cath, there's a whole module about it. https://ask.damiensymonds.net/topic/2042-lm-601/

Oh shit! I see the problem! It's not a Solid Color layer!

No, you have to actually double-click the red square.

Is it possible to fit the entire base of the radiator into one crop?

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No, re-edit the colour of the layer!!!!! Double-click on the red in the layers panel.

Maybe ...

Or right-click on it in Bridge and choose Develop Settings>Clear Settings.

Oh hell. May I see a 100% crop from the base area?

No, neither of those things. Just manually tweak the colour of the layer by clicking around in the window, or using the HSB or RGB values.

At a guess, I'd say it should be a little bit bigger than the man's head.

Your Liquify brush was much too small. You need to use a much bigger one so that the stretching of the other two shirts isn't obvious.

Wow, great work!

Of course, just add a red Solid Color layer, put it on Multiply blend mode, and mask it carefully to the shoes. Then go back and tweak the colour of the red layer to make it as accurate as possible.