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crystal ball

© Jacqueline R. Hansen

crystal ball

Uploaded: October 29, 2010 00:21:13

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I first adjusted using curves but the chin was underexposed beyond repair. I copied/pasted a chin from a different pic. I used patch & clone tools to fix mild skin irregularities.

To mask the subject was tough. The colors of the background and subject were close in color which made the quick selection tool a bad choice... it went everywhere. I used the magnetic lasso and saved my selection. I opened a new document and duplicated the layer into it, loaded the selection and refined the edges of the mask in CS5 (I need lots more practice in doing this.)

I added a cloudy sky/moon (with color filter) photo as a background and resized/arranged position. Curves to adjust contrast/density.

Added layer with stock photo of spooky house & bats by blending edges with a feathered eraser from 25-60% opacity.

Added photo layer in crystal ball (my daughter's artistry from last year) and feather erased edges.

Lastly, I used the very top edge of a stratus cloud from a stock pho

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