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I need help. I'm looking for specific techniques, and or tutorials on how to blend objects with natural skin color. For instance Blending a red apple on someone's face. or attatching a tire to some's skin making it naturally the same color if possible.
PLEASE NOTE!!! I'd like actual links to videos or documentation, not a general YouTube search. I already did that, and I couldn't find what I needed, that's why I am posting here. Thanks..
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I don't know if you will find specific tutorials on this. Learn how to use gradient layer masks. That is your best bet for blending things together. Then learn how to use the clone stamp tool to clone textures.
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Thanks melissapiccone​
After trying to spend more than a week searching, I've came to the same conclusion that their isn't a specific tutorial. Perhaps this one of those situations where it depends on the images used. I think I'm learning that it is very difficult to blend objects with natural skin, because my mind tells me that it is NOT natural.
However, what I have done for the image below for instance, I wind up creating about 3 layers for the fishtail. One to try and blend color, and the other two was to blend the fishtail. Then I carefully used a layer mask with the brush about 20% and gently brushed way some scales. I think it probably would have looked more natural if the scales were larger and deeper.
Someone on Facebook said it looked bad. Then I took a second look and thought to myself, that guy was just mean. Considering I saw now art to compare it to, and since it was my first time... It looks good.
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I think your fish image was really difficult to work with because of the highlights. Looks good for a first try... keep practicing! You are on the right track .
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Thank you so much for the positive feedback! That's one of the things I'm also learning; that we can't always take any image we want to blend with another. Like a camera, lighting and exposure is crucial, and they need to be as closely similar as possible (if possible).
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And if you need more specific advice please post the images (or the pertinent sections thereof) in question.