Cindy Young Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I found your tutorial about "Replacing a background behind hair" in which the background is plain/flat. Is there a tutorial I can follow to replace the background behind hair in which the background is NOT plain/flat? I want to replace the drapes with the background in the upper right corner and retain the hair on babe and dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Sorry, it can't be done. You'd have to replace it all with the dark colour from the middle section of the background. Even that would be a bit dodgy, but should be passable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 D, is there a tutorial for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 May I have a 100% crop of Dad's hair where the dark section meets the light section of background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Gosh, you must have a heck of a camera. Sorry, my bad. 700px won't be enough. Could you take a 1500x1500 piece for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Should I have taken the 700x700 crop from the small res file? Anyway, here is the 1500x1500 from the original photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 So sorry about the delay. I'm taking a look at this now, I'll get back to you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Download the PSD First, a chunk of hair from a bit further along, to cover that tricky black bar. Then a Solid Color layer on Multiply mode. Then a gradient layer for the whole background (I forgot the noise layer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Thank you! Now, what do I do with the background that is still showing? Leave it as is? Did I not select a dark enough solid color fill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 It looks like you've chosen a solid-to-transparent gradient. That's wrong. It has to be all solid colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'm trying to find what I need to do to find the correct gradient. I am gradient illiterate. I use PSCC14.1. Am I on the right path? How do I get "all solid colors"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 http://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/10/using-photoshops-gradient-layer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Just like finance and insurance, my brain does not want to wrap itself around gradients. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha LaRue Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Cindy Young said: Just like finance and insurance, my brain does not want to wrap itself around gradients. Did you get it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 No, Samantha, I just ended up cloning over the background. I looked at the link and the link inside the link. Not something this 71-year-old brain could comprehend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 This is the portion of the link that Damien gave you that answers the question of how to choose the correct type of gradient: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Young Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thank you, Christina. That helps it not to be so overwhelming. Maybe I will get the PSD back out and try it. I appreciate your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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