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Specific Can you change the background from white to black?


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Dee9286

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Hi everyone,

Could someone change the background color from white to black? Will still need to retain the same file size and image quality.

Thanks a million!

HS 2-06-21.jpg
 
I was struggling with this when @Babine posted. The stray hairs were frustrating me.
Finally filled in the hair, erased the white background, and then filled it with a textured black background.

portrait black background edited.jpg
 
JeffK said:
Tried that but couldn't escape the ghostly image between the thin parts of the hair. The Refine Hair and Refine Edge just weren't working for me...frustrating...
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Agreed. I used a curve's adjustment layer and then used the mask to darken the outer 'halo' . I also added more detail by cloning from the adjacent hair.
 
@JeffK, after I performed the Refine Edge, I duplicated the photo. I decreased the opacity of Layer 1 to 45% (It depends on the result for you). This time, the outer strands of the hair became less visible on that particular layer. Then I applied brush on the Layer 2 mask with an opacity of 5% (This is good for me). I applied it to the outer hair.

Change Background to Black.PNG
 
GeneGraphics said:
@JeffK, after I performed the Refine Edge, I duplicated the photo. I decreased the opacity of Layer 1 to 45% (It depends on the result for you). This time, the outer strands of the hair became less visible on that particular layer. Then I applied brush on the Layer 2 mask with an opacity of 5% (This is good for me). I applied it to the outer hair.

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Thanks for insights, Gene! Will take another try using this method. :)
 
I had the same probem as you're all describing. No matter how good my initial mask was, there was still a halo effect on the outer edge of the hair. I eventually gave up and darkened the halo with a Levels adjustment, and I also drew my own strands of hair, which mostly get lost in the black background.

Masking hair was never my strength. One work-around that I've developed is that I have a collection of numerous hairstyles on plain white or gray backgrounds. I'll sometimes import them into my edits, with a blend mode of multiply or overlay, to simulate the wispy edges of the hair.
 
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