[Tutorials] Joel Grimes - Masking Hair: Methods & Magic

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The demand for more refined knockouts is getting greater everyday. Let's face it, this is were the future is going. Photoshop has answered that call with their release of CS5, but there are still some limits when it comes to knocking out hair. The biggest problem is the fringing artifacts that come over with the refine edge mask. And with each hair color you get a different set of problems. After spending close to hundred hours of exploring, Joel has discovered some techniques that until the release of this video tutorial, have never before been revealed.
Forget spending an hour or more just to get a decent knockout, and all without ever having to work in Ch. Simply put, these new masking techniques will take your knockouts to a whole new level. This 35 minute tutorial is broken down to three scenarios, working with black, blond and brown hair. Joel takes each of his portrait subject and drops them into a background showing how to avoid that CUTOUT look. Step into the future and master the masking knocking out process!

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