Zoë looking away needle background

[Jackie Matthews]

soor - what's the best way to tackle the background please?  Doesn't need to be black just a little more consistent

[Damien Symonds]

Download PSD

The first two layers (the Levels ones) are kinda like dodge and burn layers, but I've used Levels because it's a bit safer for the hair.

The top three layers are from this method.

You can make the  Levels layers first, but don't actually do anything with them until after you've done the gradient layers.

I hope you like it.

[Jackie Matthews]

It's great, thank you.  Will post my effort  in a while

[Jackie Matthews]

[Damien Symonds]

It looks fantastic, well done.

[Jackie Matthews]

Thanks