SKILLS:
- Unlocking a layer
- Magic wand tool
- “Feathering” a cut-out
- Adjusting opacity and blur
- Adding drop shadow
Please consult this online tutorial:
This first project will familiarize you with some of the powerful tools of Photoshop. It is important you view the video above, which will provide a tutorial on how to blend two pictures together. The objective is to take a person or object and blend it with a new background. The files below are ones I recommend using first for this project. Once you have mastered the technique, create your own original picture!
Here are possible files to use with the project:
Here is an example of a finished file. I have blended the image of Voldemort with the beach image, and added some extra finishing touches as explained in the Youtube tutorial.
Here is a link for properly adding drop shadows to the subject in your picture:
Lastly, I have provided another link to “feathering” a picture, or refining the edges of an extraction: