I have a photo of two people. I have replaced the head/face on one of them with the head/face of another person from a second photo.
But here’s my problem: the lighting on the second face is different and I would like to make adjustments to that face only.
As it sits now, I have the background layer (the large photo) and the second layer which contains only a face. If I add an adjustment layer, it sits atop both layers and changes in exposure, etc. affect both layers.
So how can I adjust just the new face without adjusting the background?
Mask the layer. Create a mask, same outline as the face-only layer. Any changes you do can be made to that layer.
Better yet, make a copy of the face layer, only the areas you want to alter, ie. the shadow. Then adjust that. adjust relative lighting by relative transparency of the different layers.
An easy shortcut to the above (making the layer above a “clipping mask”) is:
In the Layer’s Palette, alt-click on the demarkation line that separates the two layers in the palette. You’ll see the cursor change from a hand to two circles that overlap like a tiny venn diagram, with an arrow.
This will make the above layer only affect the layer it’s clipped to, and you can add ever more layers above in this fashion.
Does anyone have any tips on making my face transplant project more realistic? I have used the blur tool to soften the edges of the added face; I’m just wondering if there is anything else I could do in PS to improve the appearance.
mmm
I know it’s much easier to advise when you can see the image - actually, it doesn’t look too bad now - I was just wondering if there were any general tips anyone could offer.
Thanks,
mmm
ETA: (mmm to mmm: “Google it, moron”) So I search and find multiple tutorials on YouTube; I will check these out.