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Before /After - Digital post-processing exercise

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An exercise in extraction, HDR and digital paint processes using Photoshop CS5

A good image to start with is important ...thanks Jade Macalla - www.deviantart.com/art/FA-Val-…

For anyone the slightest bit interested, the process basically went along the lines of initially adjusting the levels in Photoshop, saving, and then importing the image into OnOne's free filter/effects package (Perfect Effects 8) to experiment with the HDR effect filters, choosing 'Surreal'.  The image was saved and re-imported into Photoshop, where the High Pass filter was applied. The model was then extracted using the 'Quick Mask' tool, to select and isolate it from the background. The selection was copied and pasted as a new layer. This was followed by discreet use of the mixer brush tool to smooth and even the skin tones. Other tools & processes followed (sharpening and blurring tools, levels, saturation, & gradient map layers and finally a new gradient fill background was placed behind the duplicated layer.
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