replace background behind sheer scarf

[Elyse]

Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to replace the background behind the purple scarf? I have done a rough masking job replacing the background, and I am just wondering if there is a way to fix or atleast minimise how obvious the paling behind her scarf is. I have attached the SOOR, the edit and the 100% crop  Thanks In Advance

[Christina Keddie]

While you wait for Damien to wake up, have you read through this article yet?

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2011/06/sometimes-you-get-lucky.html

[Damien Symonds]

Gosh, this is tough.  What do you think of this?

[Elyse]

I hadn't read that yet, but thankyou. Damien managed to write that article pretty much how the situation played out for me- except I never got the hooray at the end. I figured I'd have luck in blend modes and I tried pretty much exactly this but I struggle because the white is brighter than the rock I am trying to put in there, and I can't get the end result with the purple looking believable. Maybe I needed to have a more patient go... Gee I wish I was dealing with a white scarf, I feel I could have gotten it by now ??

 

 

wow Damien, you truely are the master! That looks so much better than any of my attempts

[Damien Symonds]

Download the PSD file

[Elyse]

How'd I do, if you don't mind me asking? BTW thank you so much, that was SO much simpler than all the ridiculous things I tried!

[Damien Symonds]

Hmmm ... yours seems lighter than mine?

[Elyse]

Yes after going away and seeing yours before I scrolled down to mine, your right- I think I need to go with a slightly more opaque brush. I'll reattempt that! Thanks again ???

[Damien Symonds]

Make sure you adjust the Blue channel on the Levels layer as well as the RGB channel.  (In case you missed it.)

[Elyse]

thankyou, I totally missed that!!  Much better!!