YELLOW SPOTLIGHT ON CHIN - REMOVAL

[CM21]

I have this beautiful capture of my daughters first musical but the stupid yellow spotlight fell on her chin. :-(     I have tried to remove as much I could but I'm still not happy with it and really want the best possible result.

[Damien Symonds]

Does this look ok?

You'll be blown away by how easy it is

[Damien Symonds]

Add a Channel Mixer layer, and enter these values:

• Red +80, 0, 0, +10
• Green +70, 0, 0, 0
• Blue +80, 0, 0, 0

Then mask it to the area.

[CM21]

OMGosh, I knew you would know how to fix it. I may be crying a little as I truly loved this image. She has Asperger's and music and dancing is her life. She has just had a broken heel take three months to heal.

AMAZING.

[Damien Symonds]

You're welcome.  Let me know if you have any trouble with applying it.

Please consider the Channel Mixer Class.  It's capable of endless magic.

[CM21]

I will. Thank you so very much. 

I have been needing to sign up to your classes for a long time. Hiccups have gotten in the way but touch wood, now I have the opportunity to do them.

[CM21]

Hi Damien,  I hope I'm not being too frustrating for you. Sorry in advance if I am! 

I tried to apply what you said but I'm not getting the same result.  I have included the screenshot to see if this is correct or if Im missing a step.

PS I signed up for the class - so hopefully I wont need to bother you on this topic ever again. haha.

[Damien Symonds]

Signing up for a class doesn't magically give you knowledge   You have to actually read it.  Have you done so?

[CM21]

I know :-) I just wanted to let you know that I had signed up. I have started to. I have used layer adjustments before, but never the channel mixer.

 

[Damien Symonds]

This is not a channel mixer issue, it's a mask issue.  Please make haste to read the class.

[CM21]

ok

 

[Damien Symonds]

As far as I can tell, you've done the channel mixer part just right *thumbs up*

[CM21]

great

[Damien Symonds]

I just had a closer look - you're right, you haven't entered the channel mixer numbers correctly. Make sure you do them in the EXACT order I typed.

[Damien Symonds]

Please continue the discussion here.  You need to look at my numbers again.

[Damien Symonds]

I mean, the order of the zeros and the other numbers.  The order is very important.

[CM21]

Ive attached 4 screenshots below. Each step of what i entered into the channel mixer as per what you wrote above.

[Damien Symonds]

No, I told you, look at my numbers again.  You're not getting them in the right order.

See, on each channel, how I have the largest number first?  You have zero first on some of the channels.

[CM21]

GOT IT. See finally, I told you it would be something simple i was missing. Im complementing my well earnt glass of wine for giving me the patience to continue.

What else did you do to get it to "blend" a bit better?

 

[Damien Symonds]

Well, after doing the main masking with a 100% brush, I dropped to 10% and gently blended it into the rest of her face.

[CM21]

Finished :-)

[Damien Symonds]

Glad to be of assistance.

[CM21]

I am very grateful I was able to save this image. I knew you would know the way in which to do it.