Oaklin Helmet

[Sandra Shan]

Hi Damien,  a client has asked if l can put bub in hubby's helmet so l am attempting that...the problem l am having is l want to put bub inside the helmet and have googled some info on how to do that, the first screenshot is me having brought in the pic of bub and resized, the info l got in regards to making bub look like she is actually in the helmet was to drag bub's layer down in between the 2 layers of the helmet but as you can see on the second screenshot when l do that bub's pic disappears...for the life of me l cannot work out where l have gone wrong......

[Damien Symonds]

I don't know what rubbish tutorial you're looking at.  There should NOT be two helmet layers.

[Sandra Shan]

Well then been lead down the garden path yet again.....Do you have any tutorials on compositing please??

And how do l get the bub to look like she is in the helmet then.....thankyou

[Damien Symonds]

How long since you've read through the Layers & Masks Class?

[Sandra Shan]

Been a while and l don't think l am in it anymore.

 

 

[Sandra Shan]

Just checked re Layers & Masks Class and still in so will read through now....thankyou...

[Damien Symonds]

Oh gee, now I'm nervous.  Didn't you get my email about it, around the 8th or 9th of April?

[Damien Symonds]

What about the ones in February, about the Sharpening Class?

[Sandra Shan]

No haven't seen the emails but could have overlooked.....

Have read through the layers & mask class again, but not sure if l got it so here is a clip of what l did.....

[Damien Symonds]

Please please PLEASE find the emails. If they went to junk, mark them as not junk so you don't miss any more.

Yep, you've done the layers perfectly, well done.

[Sandra Shan]

Yes l found your emails sorry will join the classes again later on funds a bit tight at present.....thankyou

Have been looking at the above pic for ages do you think it is okay as is except for cropping of course but l

can't see anything else that l need to do....

[Damien Symonds]

The first thing to do is unclip that layer.  Clipping is not necessary here.

Then it's time to add some shadow for realism.  In between the two layers you have there, add a Hue/Saturation layer, and lower the Lightness slider to about -60.  Then invert its mask, then start painting on some shadows under the arm and hand, with a very low opacity brush.

[Sandra Shan]

Okay thankyou will repost when done.....

[Sandra Shan]

Okay here it is followed your instructions......l really suck at applying shadow....

[Damien Symonds]

Yeah, I find shadows really difficult too.

May I see the "before"?  I mean, the photo with the Hue/Sat layer turned off?

[Sandra Shan]

Here is before shadow......l think it looks crap....

[Damien Symonds]

It sure does.  Why is there such a white glow?

It looks like your masking was nowhere near precise enough.

[Sandra Shan]

Yeah l don't know what happened there, it isn't in the previous one's so will have to go back and fix it.....

[Sandra Shan]

Okay fixed white glow ....added shadow think it looks a bit better.....so first pic with shadow, second pic without

[Damien Symonds]

Yeah, much better.

[Sandra Shan]

Great....do you think l need to go a bit darker directly under the arm & fingers or is it enough...

[Damien Symonds]

I think you need to add some broad soft shadowing to the child's back, because I reckon the light would be dimmer inside the helmet.

[Sandra Shan]

Have added shadow to his back is this okay....first pic with shadow,  second pic without

[Damien Symonds]

Good.

[Sandra Shan]

Yayyyy.....thankyou....