Before & After - Major surgery

Before:


Two "Afters:"

Nice, Jim. What technique are you using? mask, refine edge, dodge highlights/art history, replace color...inquiring minds want to know what's quick and perfect.

I don't know what Jim uses, but I like and use a program called Vertus Fluid Mask 3. You can try it for free.

Thanks Preston.


I lassoed the boy and part of the dogs chest from other photos and added them as a layer to the original. The putting together was all done with regular old masking.

The boy's left hand was what "scared" me, so I chose poses that looked like his arm should be around the dog anyway so I could leave it in place.

Of course, I probably should have tried for one more shot with his head showing in the first place, but by the end of the session when the hats came out, I think everyone had had enough.

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I don't know what Jim uses, but I like and use a program called Vertus Fluid Mask 3. You can try it for free.

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I have Fluid Mask, but haven't used it in probably a year.