[photoshop-beginners] Re: Line around face

Hi
I have uploaded a photo of the line if the moderator lets me it will appear in photos.
I will have a practice with what you say. I have never used layers. Guess I am a real amatuer.
Thanks

--- In photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com, Julie <juliepspstuff@...> wrote:
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> Another method you can try:
> 1) Make a New Layer (crtl j)
> 2) Go to Edit then click on Fill. Use 50% Gray, Blending Mode: Normal
> Opacity 100% Then click on OK
> 3) Go over to Layers and set this layer to Overlay
> 4) Set your palette colors to Black / White
> 5) Choose the size of paint brush you would like to use. Use one with a soft edge.
> 6) Set Opacity to a low number (5 - 15%)
> 7) Use Black to darken and White to lighten the areas that you want.
> *Note: If the area is very dark, almost black, trying to lighten it with this method won't work. The same goes that if the area is almost pure white, trying to darken it won't work well either.
> After you get the picture how you want it to look be sure to create another layer to make any other changes on. (ctrl, alt, shift, e )
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> Julie
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> Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliesidaho/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayton Swatzell <photoguyinmo@...>
> To: photoshop-beginners <photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 5:18 pm
> Subject: RE: [photoshop-beginners] Re: Line around face
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> When I want to lighten or darken a portion of the photo I typically create a new layer (fill with a neurtal color 50% gray and in overlay mode). I then apply burn or dodge. Burn would darken, dodge lighten. I would not burn or dodge at 100%. I ususally use something somewhere around 10-15%.
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> Doing this the way you did can, as you found out, cause a distint line.
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> From: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vega_mite
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 7:03 PM
> To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [photoshop-beginners] Re: Line around face
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> Hi
> I used the brightnes and contrast tool and didnt alter it by much.
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> --- In photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Swatzell" <photoguyinmo@> wrote:
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> > After you selected the face what tool(s) did you use to "darken" the face.
> > This could be the key to the cause of the visible 'line'. If it is not too
> > overexposed I would think using a bit of the burn tool on a new layer would
> > 'fix' it.
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> > From: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vega_mite
> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 8:52 PM
> > To: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [photoshop-beginners] Line around face
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> > I had a photo with two people in it. The face of the person in the
> > foreground was too lit up and needed t o be darkened slightly. I went around
> > the face with the magnetic selection tool and darkened the face.
> > I then deselected the face. The photo looked great on my computer but I
> > printed it out in A3 mind you and the face was outlined by the selection
> > tool. You could see a definate line around the face.
> > What went wrong?
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Iris
> >
> Hi
> I used brightness and contrast and I didn't alter it by much at all
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