Magazine Cover Before & After
Before image was acquired from Unsplash.com - Photo by Manny Moreno on Unsplash.
The objective of this exercise was to effectively select the detailed hair/fur of the subject and place it front of text, complete with other text and design elements to produce a realistic magazine cover.
The image was used with permission from Unsplash.com.
Behind the Scenes
Step 1: The before image was placed into Photoshop, and the Select and Mask feature was implemented. Refine Hair was used as well to further select the individual hairs as best as possible.
Step 2: For further cleanup, the Refine Edge brush was used along the perimeter of the subject, and then a layer mask was created from the whole selection.
Step 3: Using the Overlay blend mode, the mask was filled in with the brush tool to limit transparency along the edges, making the mask more precise.
Key Objectives and Photoshop Features
1. Identify the image size criteria
2. Manipulate the canvas size
3. Format typography
4. Import a barcode
5. Source images free of copyright restriction
6. Apply Hair Selection techniques
7. Flatten a tif file
8. Manipulate the canvas size
9. Organize and rename layers
10. Scale images in proportion
11. Select specific pixels
12. Save in appropriate file format and using file naming structure
Tutorial Followed:
Copyright Statement:
Image was acquired from Unsplash.com - Photo by Manny Moreno on Unsplash.
