Removing the door

[SarahLandry]

So we've decided the door needs to be removed  

I am guessing the best way to do this is to duplicate the layer and clone the wall over the door and then mask it off of her??

[SarahLandry]

This is my first attempt, which is awful! The veil looks too fake. 

[Damien Symonds]

That's because a little bit of the yellow needs to be coming through the veil, right?

[SarahLandry]

Yes, but I am not doing very well at it. So should I clone the wall over the veil as well and then brush it off with a lower opacity brush? 

[Damien Symonds]

This would be my approach.

Download PSD

Based on this method.

[SarahLandry]

I am working on this. I am really struggling to get a clean line for masking off the veil. It's so faint and my mask painting is terrible. Is there a better option for masking?

[Damien Symonds]

Wait ... you are using your Shift key, aren't you??

[SarahLandry]

Still working on this..... I used the gradient method and have masked her arm, hair, and dress at 100%. (Practicing using that shift key, I am a little messy with it. For some reason it changes thickness and I am not sure why). I am getting ready to do the veil, but before I start, do you have any suggestions on the opacity of the brush? 

[SarahLandry]

Also, now that I've posted and see the thumbnail (funny how that always works), I can see that there is more work to do up at the top too. I think I selected a little incorrectly when making the gradient layer. 

[Damien Symonds]

4 minutes ago, SarahLandry said:

For some reason it changes thickness and I am not sure why)

Gosh, it shouldn't do that.  May I have a screenshot of your whole screen, so I can see your brush settings?

4 minutes ago, SarahLandry said:

do you have any suggestions on the opacity of the brush?

Very low.  10% at the most.

[SarahLandry]

[Damien Symonds]

Hmmm ... everything looks ok there.  Do you use a mouse or tablet?

[SarahLandry]

Tablet

[SarahLandry]

This is an example. It goes from thin to thick and then thick to thin. Maybe I am not using the right sized brush?

[Damien Symonds]

Interesting.  Does it do the same with a mouse?

[SarahLandry]

Not sure, I'll give it try right now. 

[SarahLandry]

No it doesn't...hmmm. It must be how quickly I tap the tablet I am thinking?? Like bleeding if I tap too long...maybe?

[Damien Symonds]

No, it's a pressure sensitivity setting.

See the little icons to the left and right of the "Flow" setting in the options bar?  One of them controls it, I can't remember which.

[SarahLandry]

That's what I meant...didn't know the words.  Thank you. I'll look at the settings. 

[SarahLandry]

I can't figure out where to go from here. I turned the layer opacity down to 50 so I could see the line of the veil and I traced it (using my mouse and shift) with a 10% brush at size 10 (is that too small?). But now I can't fill it in smoothly. If I use a small brush, it's blotchy and if I use a big brush it goes over the line. Not sure where to go from here....

[Damien Symonds]

Oh, I'm so sorry, I forgot.

For that bit, leave your brush at 100% opacity, and actually change the colour you're painting with (by clicking on the foreground swatch in the toolbar) to 50% grey (128/128/128).

[SarahLandry]

Wow! That made a world of difference from using the opacity. Thank you!! Here it is. 

[Damien Symonds]

Good work.

Have you remembered Dither, and adding the noise layer?  It's looking very bandy presently.

[SarahLandry]

Oh my gosh! I forgot all about that! (I even have the video paused at that part in another window!) Doing it now. 

[SarahLandry]