![]() I love the actions provided, especially the "retouching setup" which sets up your initial "game plan" layers with adjustment layers, masks, curves, etc. Pratik offers some incredible tips on how NOT to get in that retouch-jumble of working on everything at once and ways to help you stay on track. I've purchased several other retouching tutorials by other togs and while they each taught me something valuable, I haven't seen a series like this that leads you by the virtual hand from the very beginning (the hardest part is knowing where to start), to tackling some of the most common issues in photos (hard lines, clothing wrinkles, fly-aways, and more). “EXTREMELY impressed with this retouching series by Pratik Naik. Your course is certainly worth every cent as I have done classes full time and some online, but your teaching methods are so clear and easy to follow that it is very easy to pick up and understand your teaching. And thank you so much Pratik, for sharing your knowledge. Can you please help me with this, or perhaps do a separate tutorial on this? It may already be there in one of the lessons I have not done yet. And yet, when I watch you or Sue clone, this does not happen and you both make it look so easy. When checking the internet for this problem there are thousands of people who also experience similar problems. Then I cannot paint where I want to paint because the image will not keep still. This happens as soon as I choose my clone source. Whenever I try to use these two tools I always seem to get a double image with the top image moving all over the place. In this case, the subject’s bangs have a few areas where the hair isn’t filled in.Ĭhoose the Clone Stamp Tool and make the brush size small enough to replicate the width of a hair.“I am loving this course and my skills have really improved, even though I am only half way through the videos! The only things I seem to be having trouble with are the cloning tool and the healing brush tool. Some hair styles will have gaps where hair doesn’t fall correctly. The goal here is to make the hair look real, not to make it messy again. To make the hair more realistic, paint in a few “well placed” strays. Why would we add more stray hair? Hair will never have a 100% solid edge, after all, it is made up of thousands of individual strands. Next, paint small lines at the edge of the hair to replicate stray hair. Sample the color from the existing hair by holding ALT/OPTN and clicking on the hair. To begin, choose the Brush Tool and make the brush size small enough to replicate the width of a hair. Repeat these steps as necessary to clean up the complete hair line. If needed, inverse the selection and paint more hair inside of the hair line. Be sure to sample “Current and Below.” With the selection active, hold ALT/OPTN to sample outside of the hairline, then paint inside of the selection to remove stray hair and clean the edge of the hair. After making a Pen Path to define the edge, right-click on the path and choose “Make Selection”įor help with the Pen Tool, check out this episode.Īfter making a selection, create a new layer and choose the Clone Stamp Tool. Simply click and drag in the direction of the hair and create a loop. Start by using the Pen Tool to trace an edge around the hair in your photo. ![]() To create a clean edge, we need to create a selection. The Spot Healing Brush Tool gets confused when working on more complicated areas like the edges of the hair. How to Clean Up Edges and Create a Hair Outline This tool can be used to remove most stray hair and any hair that is moving in the wrong direction. Be sure to create a new layer and choose “Sample All Layers” from the top menu. ![]() The best tool to remove stray hair is the Content Aware Healing Brush Tool. Don’t forget to download the sample image, and upload your version below! How to Remove Stray Hair Learn three powerhouse techniques to retouch any type of hair. Retouching hair can make a huge difference in a photo. ![]()
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