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Muskrat Trapper
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MBChamberlain
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Registered: November 2004
Location: Knoxville Tennessee
Posts: 210
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This was a fun one, I started with solid gradient fill layers, gradient rather than solid to reduce the "painted look", using the color blend mode for his skin and the wood of the barn and vivid light to bring out the mud on his pants and the wear on his shirt.
I then used the layer mask to trap the areas I wanted the color to show through. Selecting all the previously completed masks and inverting the selection so each new color doesn't bleed into the previous ones is helpful and the main reason I use color layers.
For tricky areas like the beard and the mud on his pants I copy the image data to the mask channel and manipulate that for my mask. (note that the data must be copied from a single channel and transfered to the mask, trying to copy the image won't work)
Finally, a couple on adjustment layers (selective color and curves in this case). In this image I went back to the mask with the Dodge tool and faded the more worn areas of his clothing a little.
Time to completion: 22 minutes
This is my first time trying to explain what I do, constructive criticism is appreciated, I've never been very good at explaining things.
Michael
*Completely Random Trivia: Algonac High School in Algonac, Michigan actually chose the MUSKRAT as their mascot
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Keywords: MBChamberlain Retouching Callenge #24 colorizing
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Hephaestos
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Registered: January 2005
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 59
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Really nice work! The time to completion with your method is just amazing.
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"Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate." - Chuang Tzu
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sidis
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Registered: July 2004
Posts: 41
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I'm late to the game, but I think what you've done with this is amazing!
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Neve
Senior Member
Registered: July 2004
Location: Australia
Posts: 837
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I do like this result, good skin tones on his swarthy skin.
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Cheers
Pauline
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jenniferfrances
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Registered: January 2007
Location: NY/NJ
Posts: 36
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i LOVE what you've done!
I dont quite get this part of your explanation tho
"I copy the image data to the mask channel and manipulate that for my mask. (note that the data must be copied from a single channel and transfered to the mask, trying to copy the image won't work)"
is there a search i can do online that might better explain this?
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http://jenniferfrances.com
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