The Re-Greta-ble mountains
For this mini-project, we went through the process of extracting a mountain and placing it on a sky background, to make surreal floating effect. Using a quick selection and duplicating certain parts of the mountain to give it a smooth bottom, I was able to make a solid, solitary rock out of a complete scene. The hardest and most intricate part of this was getting the mountain and the sky to match up enough in color so that they did not seem to clash or be out of place.
Using the color adjustments (Hue and saturation adjustment) and layer styles (Multiply, screen, soft light, etc.) I was able to match them. I used a similar technique on the other animals, but they do not quite match as well. For all objects in the scene, I used the quick select and refine edge/refine radius tool to get my selection. I used both a selection expansion and a manual eraser to eliminate my pixel fringe.
The result, clad with a pun-derful name, wasn't bad, but I probably could have feathered (aha) the bird a little bit to blend it better.
If anyone hasn't seen the spider yet, now may be time to look, ehe.
Here I learned about color and resolution blending, and how certain resolution images, like the bird, have a tendency to clash with the rest of a more blurred photo, unlike the fish or spider. The crisp details contrasted with other details of the image. I also messed with a soft layer mask to take the harsher bits of the fish out of the picture for a more seamless insertion.
Next time, I will be sure to find more complimentary images and extract them with more precision.
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