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Wendy (wbiss) regarding the hair tutorial


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Hi Wendy and lovely PSG folks,

I am a novice and was attempting your 'blonde hair' tutorial. In step 2 you said "mask and copy hair to seperate layer"; now the big question I don't understan is what is the best method to 'select' hair? I don't understand the "filter/extract" method.

That tutorial is incredible :}, I can't believe how realistic the result is. But I guess that tute was written for intermediate and advanced users?

P.S - That woman in the picture is a real hottie [honesty] [excited] %} is that you? I think I'm gonna stick around this site more often :P :)

Cheers,
 
Hi dave and welcome to the forum! :)

:bustagut: :bustagut: :bustagut: No, that "hottie" in my tute IS not me (I wish)... [shhh] but don't ya know that beauty is only skin deep! ;)

Yes, the tutorial was written for an "intermediate" skill level and, if you're a novice... well all the more power to you for tackling it! ;)

There are as many different ways to make a selection (in this case the hair) as your skill/knowledge of the various tools permits. ;)

As far as the "extract" method is concerned, I will refer you here... http://www.heathrowe.com/tuts/extracttool.asp

It's a straight forward tutorial. Bear in mind, that it will take some practice and that results will vary, dependent on the background. Often times, once my extraction has been made, I will use the "clone" tool to put back "bits" that the extraction method has erased. Therefore, it's a "must" that you always keep a duplicate of your original.

Cheers and best of luck! :righton:

And, don't forget to post your results...I'd love to see how you made out.
 
Thank you Wendy,

I'm gonna practice and see if I can get a decent result. I wanna turn her into a red head tho, flame red and I promise to show you what I come up with.

P.S - yes I know beauty is only skin deep :\ , but it was almost love at first sight there, did I mention she's the bomb? [honesty] :righton:
 
B7 ;) :righton: I look forward to seeing your results, dave! [excited]
 
Hi Wendy,

I have busy trying the basic tutorials, before I move to intermediate. I am dying to try your tutorial as soon as I get a grip on the basics.
 
I'm glad to hear that dave! :D :righton: B7
 
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