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I a ms t a r t i n gt opl a ya r o u n dmo r es e r i o u s l ywi t ht h eI r a y r e n de r e ri nDa zS t u di o . T h eg r e a tt h i n ga bo u tI r a y , i st h a twe c a nc r e a t er e a l i s t i cl o o k i n gr e n de r swi t h o u th a v i n gt omu c k a r o u n dt o omu c hwi t hl i g h t i n g . I nt h i st u t o r i a l , I wi l l de s c r i beh o wt oc r e a t eas i mpl er e a l i s t i c r e n de rf r o ms t a r tt of i n i s h . T h i st u t o r i a l i si n t e n de df o rI r a y be g i n n e r swh oa r ea l r e a dyf a mi l i a rwi t ht h es t a n da r dDa z S t u di oI n t e r f a c e . 1 . Cr e a t i n gt h eS c e n ea n dMa t e r i a l s I c r e a t et h es c e n ei nt h es a mewa ya sI wo u l di nr e g u l a rDa z S t u di o .

Ho we v e r , o n ev e r yi mpo r t a n ta s pe c to fg e t t i n gas c e n et o l o o kr i g h ti nI r a yi si nu s i n gt h er i g h tma t e r i a l s . I nt h i st u t o r i a l , I ma k eav e r ys i mpl es c e n ewi t haf e ma l e f i g u r ea n dadr a g o nt a t t o oo nh e rba c k . S h eh a si n t e r e s t i n g , l o n g , wi n dbl o wnh a i ra n di swe a r i n gabi k i n i . I ma k es u r et o u s eah i g h l yde t a i l e da n dr e a l i s t i cl o o k i n gs k i no nmyh u ma n f i g u r e . I nt h i se x a mpl e , I a mu s i n gt h eB a mbo l i n as k i nbyT e mpe s t a 3 d. I a l s og e tpr e t t yg o o dr e s u l t sf r o mt h eDa z 3 dE l i t e s k i n st h a tI g o tf r o mMi c h a e l 6HDAddOna n dVi c t o r i a6 HDAddOn . T h i ss i mpl es c e n ea l l o wsmet of o c u so nl e a r n i n gt h eba s i c ma t e r i a l a n dl i g h t i n ga s pe c t so fI r a y . Af t e rI f i n i s hc r e a t i n gmys c e n e , I n e e dt oa ppl yI r a ys h a de r s t oa l l o fmys c e n eo bj e c t s( f i g u r e s , c l o t h i n g , pr o ps , e n v i r o n me n t ) . On es i mpl ewa yt odot h i s , i st o 1 . Cl i c ko nt h eS c e n eT a b. T h e n , r i g h t c l i c ko nt h eS c e n e pa n e , a n ds e l e c tE x pa n d>E x pa n dAl l .

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s h a de r st h r o u g hy o u rCo n t e n tL i br a r ybyg o i n gt oS h a de r P r e s e t s>I r a y>DAZUbe ri ny o u rDa zS t u di odi r e c t o r y . F i n a l l y , ( c ) I do u bl ec l i c ko nt h e! I r a yUbe rB a s es h a de rt o c o n v e r ta l l t h eo bj e c t si nmys c e n et ou s i n gI r a ys h a de r s . 5 . No t et h a tI r a ya l s oh a ss pe c i a l i z e ds h a de r sf o rg l a s s , me t a l , wa t e r , f a br i c , l e a t h e r , a n dmo r e . Att h i spo i n t , I i de n t i f ya n ys pe c i a l s u r f a c e si nmys c e n et h a tf a l l i n t ot h e s e c a t e g o r i e s , a n da s s i g nt h e ma c c o r di n g l y . 6 .I doCt r l do u bl ec l i c ki fI wa n tt ok e e pt h eo r i g i n a l t e x t u r e so fmys e l e c t e do bj e c t s . T h i swi l l o pe nu papo pu p wi n do w. I s e l e c tI g n o r e , a n dt h e nc l i c ko nAc c e pt .

7 .T h e r ea r ea l s os pe c i a l i z e ds h a de r sf o rGe n e s i s2ma l e s a n df e ma l e s . T h e s es h a de r swi l l u s et h ee x i s t i n gs k i nt e x t u r e s t h a tweh a v eo no u rf i g u r e . T h e r e f o r e , I s e l e c tmyf e ma l e f i g u r ei nt h eS c e n epa n e , ( a ) g ot ot h e S u r f a c e sT a b, ( b) c l i c ko nt h eP r e s e t s bu t t o n , a n d( c ) s e l e c t Ma t e r i a l s>I r a y>F e mi n i n e . ( d) I do u bl ec l i c ko nt h e I r a yOpt i mi z e dGe n e s i s2 F e ma l eMATt oa ppl yt h i s s h a de ro nmyf i g u r e .

8 .F i n a l l y , I t we a kmys u r f a c e sa sn e e de d. I f i n dt h a tt h eI r a y s k i ns h a de r sa r eabi tt o og l o s s y / s h i n yf o rmyt a s t e . T h e r e f o r e , I s e l e c tmy G2 Ff i g u r e , g ot o S u r f a c e s>E di t o r . Ope nu pGe n e s i s2 F e ma l ea n ds e l e c t S k i n . T h e nI c h a n g e t h eGl o s s yL a y e r e d We i g h tt o0 . 5 . T h i sf i n i s h e st h e ma t e r i a l s e t u po f mys i mpl es c e n e . AsI l e a r nmo r eo f I r a ya n dc r e a t e mo r ec o mpl e x s c e n e s , I wi l l pr o ba bl ywa n tt odomo r eh e r et og e tt h ebe s t r e n de rr e s u l t s . Ho we v e r , t h a ti sf o ral a t e rt i mea n dt u t o r i a l . 2 . I r a yI ma g eB a s e dL i g h t Av e r ys i mpl ewa yt ol i g h tmyI r a ys c e n ei nar e a l i s t i cwa y , i s t ou s ea ni ma g eba s e dl i g h t( I B L ) . T odot h i s

1 .I g ot o( a ) R e n de rS e t t i n g s>( b) E di t o r . 2 .I s e l e c t( c ) E n v i r o n me n t>Do me . 3 .I a s s i g na na ppr o pr i a t ei ma g et ol i g h tmys c e n ei nt h e( d) E n v i r o n me n tMa pc o n t r o l . I nt h i se x a mpl eI a mu s i n gB a r c e l o n aR o o f t o pst h a tI g o tf r o ms I B LAr c h i v e s . T h a ti sag r e a t s i t et og e tf r e eI B Li ma g e s .

Asf a ra sI c a nt e l l , t h eE n v i r o n me n tMa ps l i de ra l s oc o n t r o l s I B Li n t e n s i t y . F o re x a mpl e , r e n de r i n ga tE n v i r o n me n tI n t e n s i t y1a n dE n v i r o n me n tMa p1g e t smet h es a mer e s u l ta s r e n de r i n ga tE n v i r o n me n tI n t e n s i t y0 . 5a n dE n v i r o n me n tMa p 2 . 4 . Ne x t , I s e tDo meMo det oF i n i t eS ph e r es ot h a tI h a v e mo r ec o n t r o l o v e rh o wt h ei ma g ema pi su s e di nmys c e n e . Wh e nI dot h i s , a ddi t i o n a l c o n t r o l sa ppe a ri n c l u di n gDo me S c a l eMu l t i pl i e r , Do meR a di u s , a n dDo meOr i g i nXYZ.

Do meS c a l eMu l t i pl e ra n dDo meR a di u sa l l o wsu st os c a l e o u re n v i r o n me n tma p, a n dDo meOr i g i na l l o wsu st or e po s i t i o no u re n v i r o n me n tma p. I s e tDo meS c a l eMu l t i pl i e rt o3 s ot h a tI c a ns e emo r eo ft h ei ma g ei nmys c e n e . 5 . Ne x t , I wa n tt opo s i t i o nt h es u ni nt h ei ma g ema pa tt h e r i g h tpl a c es ot h a ti tc a s t san i c er i mo rs i l h o u e t t eo nmy f i g u r e . T odot h i sI n e e dt obe t t e ru n de r s t a n dh o wmyi ma g e ma pso n t ot h e3 ddo mei nmys c e n e . As i mpl ewa yt ot h i n ka bo u ti ti st odi v i deo u ri ma g ei n t o f o u rs e g me n t s .

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T h es u ni no u ri ma g ei si ns e c t i o nC( ba c ko ft h edo me ) . T h e r e f o r e , t omo v ei tt ot h ef r o n to fmyi ma g e , I r o t a t et h edo meby1 8 0de g r e e s . T h i sg i v e smean i c e r i mo rs i l h o u e t t ee f f e c to nt h el e f to fmyf i g u r e . R o t a t i n g2 7 0de g r e e ss h i f t st h el i g h t r i mt ot h er i g h t o fmyf i g u r e .

Ho we v e r , i tl o o k sl i k et h e r ei sa l s ot o omu c hl i g h ti n mys c e n e , a n dt h e r edo e sn o ts e e mt obee n o u g h c o n t r a s tbe t we e nt h er i ms e tbyt h es e t t i n gs u na n d t h er e s to ft h ei ma g e . T h i si sbe c a u s eo ft h ec a me r a h e a dl a mp. I npa r t i c u l a r , i ft h e r ea r en ol i g h t si nt h es c e n e( o t h e r t h a nt h eI B L ) , Da zS t u di oa u t o ma t i c a l l ya ddsa h e a dl a mpt ot h et o po ft h ec a me r at ol i g h to u rs c e n e . T h i sh e a dl a mpi sa ddi n gt o omu c hl i g h ta n dr e du c i n g t h ec o n t r a s to ft h eI B Lt h a tI wa n t . T ot u r no f ft h i s h e a dl a mp, I s i mpl ya ddaDa zS t u di ol i g h tt ot h e s c e n e , a n dt h e nt u r nt h a tl i g h to f f . I nt h i swa y , t h e o n l yl i g h ts o u r c ei smyi ma g eba s e dl i g h t( I B L ) . 3 . P o s t wo r ka n dDo n e ! F i n a l l y , I a dds o meg l o wt omyi ma g e , t o n ei tt oa mo r eo r a n g es u n s e tc o l o r , l i g h t e nt h ef i g u r eal i t t l ebi t , a n dI a mdo n e !

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F o r me , t h a t d e p e n d s o n wh e r eI a md r a wi n g my i n s p i r a t i o n a n dwh a t t h ea c t u a l ﬁ g u r e s a r e . I o f t e n b u i l da " ﬆ o r y " a s I a mwo r k i n g wh i c h h e l p s met omo v ea l o n g wi t h s e v e r a l v a r i a t i o n s o n a t h e me . D e p e n d i n g o n t h ei n t r i c a c y o f t h et e x t u r e s I wo r k b e t we e n 47 d a y s o n a s e t o f t e x t u r e s . I f t h e r ea r el o t s o f p i e c e s t ot e x t u r eo r l o t s o f t i n y l i t t l e d e t a i l s t h a t n e e df o c u s e da t t e n t i o n f r o mmei t mi g h t t a k ea l i t t l eb i t l o n g e r . I k n o wa l o t o f o t h e r t e x t u r ea r t i ﬆ s wo r k mu c h f a ﬆ e r t h a n t h a t , b u t I wa n t t ol o v ee v e r y s i n g l et h i n g t h a t I d o , s oI d o n ' t r u s h my s e l f . FY OUC OU L DADDONENE WF E A T U R ET OD T U DI O, WH A TWOU L DI TB E I AZS ?

T h eo n et h i n g t h a t I ﬁ n dmy s e l f wi s h i n g f o r e v e r y s i n g l ed a y i s a " r e n d e r q u e u e " . I l o v e d b e i n g a b l et os e t d o z e n s o f p r o mor e n d e r s u pi n t h eq u e u eb e f o r eI we n t t ob e da t n i g h t , s ot h a t I c o u l dwa k eu pt ol o t s o f wo r k d o n ewi t h v e r y l i t t l ewa i t i n g a r o u n d . I h a t e wa i t i n g . I a mo n eo f t h o s ep e o p l et h a t wa n t t h i n g s i n a n i n ﬆ a n t . I f I h a da r e n d e r q u e u eI wo u l db ea v e r y h a p p y g i r l . ST H EB I G G E S TC H AL L E NG EF ORY OUWH E NC R E A T I NGANE WP R ODU C T WHATI ?

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S o , wh a tmo r edo e sI r a yg i v e su s , t h a t3 De l i g h tdo n ’ t ?I r a yh a s t h r e edi f f e r e n ts h a demo de s , t h et r a di t i o n a l mo det h a ta l s o 3 De l i g h tu s e s , c a l l e dP B RS pe c u l a r / Gl o s s i n e s s , a n o t h e rmo de c a l l e dP B RMe t a l l i c i t y / R o u g h n e s swh i c hi st h ede f a u l tI r a y mo deo nDAZS t u di o4 . 8 , a n do n ec a l l e dWe i g h t e d. Al t h o u g h , 3 De l i g h tdo e s n ’ th a v eaP B R( P h y i c a l l yB a s e dR e n de re n g i n e ) , t h eS pe c u l a r / Gl o s s i n e s smo de l i swh a tmo s ti t e mss e t u pf o r 3 De l i g h to rP o s e ru s e s . B yu s i n gc r a n k i n gu pt h eMe t a l l i c i t y s l i de rt o1 0 0 %a n dt h eGo s s yR o u g h n e s st ol i k e3 0 %, y o uc a n t u r nmo s tme t a l s u r f a c e si n t ol o o k i n gl i k eme t a l . I nt h i s e x a mpl eI f i r s tu s e dt h eP o l y g o nGe o me t r yE di t o rt o o l a n d s e l e c t e da l l t h epo l y g o n so nt h et r a s h c a nme t a l l i ca n dma k ea n e ws u r f a c ewi t ht h e n , s oI c o u l dt u r nu pMe t a l l i c i t yo n l yo n t h a tma t e r i a l . No t et oP As , pl e a s ema k eme t a l s u r f a c e s s e pa r a t es u r f a c e si nt h ef u t u r ea si twi l l ma k et we a k i n gs t u f f f o rI r a ys omu c he a s i e r .

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An o t h e rn i f t yt h i n gwi t hI r a ya n d t h er e n de rwi n do wi st h er e n de r s e t t i n g st a bl e t / s l i deo u twi n do w t h a ty o uc a ns l i deo u tf r o mt h el e f t s i deo ft h er e n de rwi n do w. Wi t h t h a ty o uc a na dj u s tmo s to ft h e s e t t i n g sl i k ef i l t e r s , t o n ema ppi n g . I fy o u rr e n de ri sdo n e , a dj u s ta n dh i t r e s u me , o t h e r wi s ei twi l l j u s tr e s t a r t t h er e n de rwi t ht h en e wv a l u e s , bu t y o uwi l l n o th a v et owa i tf o rDAZ S t u di ot os e n da l l t h eme s ha n d t e x t u r et ot h eI R a ye n g i n ea si t ’ s a l r e a dyt h e r e . I fy o uh a ppe nt oh a v e a nn Vi di ac a r dwi t he n o u g hVR AM t oh o l dt h es c e n e , t h i si sv e r yf a s t

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T h i s i s a v e r y l o n g l i ﬆ ; I ' l l h i t s o meo f t h eh i g h l i g h t s . E a c h p r o g r a mh a s ﬆ r e n g t h s a n dI l i k e t ot a k ea d v a n t a g eo f t h o s e . B e f o r eI b e g i n , I v i s u a l i z et h ep r o d u c t a n dd e c i d eo n a b e ﬆ ﬆ a r t i n g p o i n t a n dt r y t os e et h ef u l l wo r k ﬂ o w. As f o r t h eme s h , i t s e e ms e v e r y t h i n g I d o i s a t l e a ﬆl o a d e di n t oH e x a g o n f o r s o mewo r k , i f n o t b o r n t h e r e . I t ma y h a v eﬆ a r t e di n Ma r v e l l o u s D e s i g n e r , my c u ﬆ o mc a b i n e t C ADp r o g r a m, z B r u s h o r S i l o . I d omo ﬆo f my U Vs i n U VL a y o u t , b u t s o me t i me s i n z B r u s h o r S i l o , d e p e n d i n g o n my e n dg o a l . F o r t e x t u r i n g I u s eP h o t o s h o p , P h o t o p a i n t , G e n e t i c a , S u b ﬆ a n c eo r a mi x o f t h ea b o v e . Y P I C AL L YH OW L ONGDOE SI TT AK EF R OM I NI T I ALI DE AT OF I NI S H E DMODE L T ?

T h et i mev a r i e s wi d e l y . I s u p p o s ea mo n t h i s t h el o we n do f t h a t s c a l ewh i l et h eo t h e r e n di s a r o u n d9mo n t h s . I n e v e r r e a l l y t h o u g h t a b o u t i t a s h a v i n g a b a b y u n t i l j u ﬆn o w! I r a r e l y wo r k o n o n l y o n ep r o d u c t a t a t i me . T h et woma i n r e a s o n s a r e ; t a k i n g s o met i me t od i g e ﬆwh e r ea p r o j e c t i s a n dwh a t mi g h t b ema d eb e t t e r . Al s o , a f t e r a n u mb e r o f we e k s wi t h t h es a mei t e m, i t ' s j u ﬆr e a l l y n i c et ot a k ea b r e a k a n dd os o me t h i n g d i ﬀ e r e n t f o r a wh i l e . C a l l i t a mi n i v a c a t i o n . FY OUC OU L DADDONENE WF E A T U R ET OD T U DI O, WH A TWOU L DI TB E I AZS ?

H o wa b o u t " I f I t h i n k i t , i t h a p p e n s " ? D AZj u ﬆh i t i t o u t o f t h ep a r k f o r mewi t h I r a y . I s u p p o s emy s i mp l ewi s h o f t h e mo me n t wo u l db et h ea b i l i t y t op u t c o n t r o l l e r s o n s u r f a c e s / ma t e r i a l s . I ma g i n e , b e i n g a b l et oh a v ea s i n g l es l i d e r t h a t c o u l d , f o r i n ﬆ a n c e , v a r y t h ea mo u n t o f r u ﬆo r d u ﬆo n a n i t e m. I ' dl i k et os e et h i s t i ei n wi t h S u b ﬆ a n c e . I t s e e ms I a l wa y s wa n t t h i s f o r s o me t h i n g i n e v e r y t h i n g I d o . Ma y b e ; j u ﬆf o r s o me t h i n g s i mp l e , l i k ea d i mme r f o r a n e mi s s i v el i g h t . Y e s , i t ' s e a s y e n o u g h t oa d j u ﬆt h a t i n s u r f a c e s , b u t a s e p a r a t es i n g l ec o n t r o l l e r wo u l d ma k ei t a l o t e a s i e r f o r t h ee n du s e r . An d , i t wo u l db en i c ei f t h a t s a mec o n t r o l l e r c o u l d c o n t r o l r i g g i n g a t t h es a met i me . F o r i n ﬆ a n c e , d i mt h el i g h t a n dt h emo d e l l e dwa l l d i mme r s wi t c h r o t a t e s o r s l i d e s i n u n i s o n wi t h t h ed i mmi n g . T h i s i s a v e r y s i mp l e e x a mp l eo f wh a t t h i s f e a t u r ec o u l dd o . An dt h e n t h e r ei s K i n e t i c s . . . . . ST H EB I G G E S TC H AL L E NG E WHATI F ORY OUWH E NC R E A T I NGANE W P R ODU C T ?

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S p e a k i n g o f h a v i n g b a b i e s . . . a r ep a r e n t s n e v e r s u p p o s e dt ol i ﬆt h e i r f a v o u r i t e s ? Ama z i n g H a t a ma z e dme . I s e t o u t t od oj u ﬆa f e d o r a a n dmo d e l l e dt h a t . T h e n I t h o u g h t , we l l i f I a d dt h i s mo r p h i t c a n d ot h i s o t h e r h a t a n dt h e n t h a t mo r p h t od oy e t a n o t h e r . On c eI ﬁ n i s h e d , i t c o u l dmo r p h i n t owa y mo r e h a t s t h a t I h a di ma g i n e d . I l i k es u r p r i s e s l i k e t h a t . I t wa s a t o t a l l y f u n p r o j e c t . I r e a l l y l i k emy S p a S a u n a a n dh mmm. . . o n l y o n e mo r e . . . I g u e s s I ' l l c h o o s et h e' P e r f e c t 1 0 ' p o s e b u n d l e . I u s et h e ma l l t h et i me . B u t g o s h , t h o s e s h o e s ! I h a v e n ' t a d mi t t e dt omy s e l f y e t , b u t I g u e s s I h a v ea t h i n g f o r h e e l s ? I g u e s s , i t mi g h t b ea g o o dt h i n g I ' ma ma n o r I mi g h t b eb r o k e ? C HAR EY OU R3 P E R S ONALF A VOR I T E WHI VENDORS ?

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S i n c et h eAmbi e n tL i g h ti sg o i n gt obec o l o r i n gmo s to ft h e s c e n e , c h o o s ey o u rc o l o ra c c o r di n g l y , t y pi c a l l yt oma t c ht h e e n v i r o n me n t . I c h o s eada r kbr o wn i s ht og e ta c r o s st h ef e e l i n g o fade s e r to rpo s t a po c a l y ps ewa s t e l a n d. Wi t hmyi n t e n s i t y s e tt o2 0 0 %, I a l s oma des u r et os e ti tt oDi f f u s eo n l ys oI c o u l dbe t t e rc o n t r o l myS pe c u l a rl a t e r . I fy o un e e de v e n mo r ea mbi e n tl i g h t , t r ya dj u s t i n gt h epa r a me t e r ss ot h a ty o u c a ne x c e e dt h el i mi to fi n t e n s i t y . Or , y o uc a nbr i g h t e nt h e c o l o ro fy o u rl i g h t . An o t h e rwa yo fa ddi n ga ddi t i o n a l a mbi e n t l i g h t , l i k eI h a v edo n e , i st oa dda n o t h e rl i g h t . F o rmyi ma g e , I c r e a t e da nAdv a n c e dDi s t a n tL i g h t , c o l o r i n gi tamo r es a t u r a t e do r a n g ec o l o r . I u s e dt h i sa sa‘ F i l l L i g h t ’ , t h o u g hI l e f t s h a do wso nwh e nt y pi c a l l yF i l l L i g h t sdon o th a v es h a do ws .

R e qu i r e me n t s : B a s i ct oi n t e r me di a t ek n o wl e dg eo fi ma g e e di t i n gs o f t wa r e , k n o wl e dg eo fL e v e l sa n dma s k i n g , ba s i c k n o wl e dg eo fDa zS t u di o S o f t wa r e : Da zS t u di o( t u t o r i a l u s e s4 . 7 ) , i ma g ee di t i n g s o f t wa r ewi t hL e v e l sa n dma s k s( P h o t o s h o p, e t c ) ; Ag eo f Amo u r ’ sAdv a n c e dL i g h tB u n dl ef o rDa zS t u di oh i g h l yr e c o mme n de df o rDa zS t u di opo r t i o no ft h et u t o r i a l B e f o r ewebe g i n , I t h i n ki t ’ si mpo r t a n tt h a tI po i n to u tt h a tI u s eGa mmaCo r r e c t i o ni nmyi ma g e swh i c ha f f e c t swh a tl i g h t i n t e n s i t yI h a v emyl i g h t ss e tt o . K e e pt h i si nmi n dwh e n s e t t i n gt h ei n t e n s i t yf o ry o u ro wnl i g h t s . B u te v e ni fy o udo n ’ t u s eGa mmaCo r r e c t i o n , t h i st u t o r i a l wi l l bepe r f e c t l yf i n ef o r y o u ! Asa l wa y s , wi t ha n yt u t o r i a l , t h i si sn o ta‘ c o r r e c t ’ wa yo rt h e o n l ywa yt oa c h i e v et h e s ee f f e c t s . T h e r ei sn owr o n go rr i g h t wa ywh e ni tc o me st oa r t , j u s tpe r s o n a l pr e f e r e n c eo rs t y l e . T h i si st h ewa yI dot h i n g sa n dwh a two r k sf o rme . I s t r o n g l y e n c o u r a g ey o ut opi c ka n dc h o o s ewh a two r k sf o ry o ut o i mpl e me n ti n t oy o u rwo r k f l o w. I n s t e a do ff o l l o wi n gt h i s t u t o r i a l l e t t e rf o rl e t t e re v e r yt i mey o uc r e a t eapi e c eo fa r t , t r yu s i n go n l ys ma l l pi e c e so rt h i n ko fo t h e rc r e a t i v ewa y st o u s et h e s et e c h n i qu e s . I e n c o u r a g ey o ut ol o o ku po t h e rt u t o r i a l sde s c r i bi n gt h e s es a met o pi c s . Ga t h e r i n gk n o wl e dg ef r o m s e v e r a l di f f e r e n ts o u r c e swi l l ma k ey o u ra r tt h a tmu c hbe t t e r . L i g h t i n gi nDa zS t u di o Ambi e n tL i g h t i n g F o rmya r tpi e c e si nDa zS t u di o , I a l mo s te x c l u s i v e l yu s eAg e o fAmo u r ’ sAdv a n c e dL i g h tB u n dl e( Ao A’ sl i g h t s ) , t h o u g hI do o c c a s i o n a l l yu s eUbe r E n v i r o n me n t( i n c l u de dwi t hDa zS t u di o ) . T h eDa zS t u di ode f a u l tl i g h t sc a nwo r kwi t ht h e s et i ps , bu t t h e ya r ef a rl e s sc u s t o mi z a bl e . T os t a r tl i g h t i n g , I a dda nAdv a n c e dAmbi e n tL i g h tt omy s c e n e . Al t e r n a t i v e l y , y o uc a nu s eUbe r E n v i r o n me n t( UE ) h e r e . Wi t hUE , ma k es u r ey o us e ty o u rqu a l i t yh i g he n o u g h . Aso f n o w, t h eo n l ydi s a dv a n t a g eI s e ewi t hu s i n gAo A' sAmbi e n t L i g h to v e rUbe r E n v i r o n me n ti st h el a c ko fI B L so rHDR I s , u n l e s sI ' mmi s s i n gs o me t h i n g .

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On c eI ’ v ec r e a t e dmya mbi e n tl i g h t , I mo v eo n t omyr i m l i g h t i n g . R i ml i g h t i n gc a nbeal i t t l et r i c k yt og e tr i g h ti na3 D s e t t i n ge s pe c i a l l yi fy o uh a v eba c k g r o u n dpr o pso rwa n ti tt o h i tac e r t a i na r e a . B u te v e nt h o u g hi tc a nbeal i t t l edi f f i c u l tt o g e tr i g h t , I s t i l l h i g h l yr e c o mme n dwo r k i n gwi t hi t . I t ’ swo r t h y o u rt i me . I t ’ sag r e a twa yt os e pa r a t ey o u rc h a r a c t e rf r o m t h eba c k g r o u n do ro t h e r wi s eh a v et h e ms t a n do u t . P o s t wo r k i spa r t i c u l a r l yu s e f u l f o rr i ml i g h t i n g , e s pe c i a l l yc o n c e r n i n g ma k i n gt h ec h a r a c t e ro ro t h e rf o c a l po i n tt or e a l l ypo pf r o m t h eba c k g r o u n d. Y o uma yu s ea n yt y peo fl i g h tf o rr i ml i g h t i n g , i n c l u di n gpo i n t l i g h t sa n ds po t l i g h t s . T h i sc a nr e du c et h edi f f i c u l t ywh e n de a l i n gwi t ho bj e c t si nt h ewa yo ri fy o uwa n tt ol i mi twh e r e t h el i g h th i t s . Ho we v e r , t h i st u t o r i a l wi l l g oo v e rt h eu s eo f Di s t a n tL i g h t sa st h er i ml i g h t sa st h a ti swh a tI t y pi c a l l y c h o o s ef o rr i ml i g h t i n g . Cr e a t ea nAdv a n c e dDi s t a n tL i g h t( o rr e g u l a rDi s t a n tL i g h t ) f o ry o u rr i ml i g h t i n g . I tc a nbeh e l pf u l t ot u r no f fwh a t e v e r o t h e rl i g h t sy o uma yh a v ei no r de rt opr o pe r l ys e et h er i m l i g h t i n g . Ma k eu s eo ft h a tAu xVi e wpo r ta swe l l ! F o rmys c e n e , I e n de du pwi t ht h r e er i ml i g h t s , wh i c hi sal i t t l e u n u s u a l f o rme . I u s u a l l yo n l yh a v e1 2 , t y pi c a l l yo ne i t h e rs i de o ft h ec h a r a c t e r . T h i st i me , h o we v e r , I wa n t e dt odomo r e wo r ki nDa zS t u di ot h a ni nP h o t o s h o p, s oI a dde das t r o n g e r r i ml i g h ta l o n gj u s tt h ee dg e .

F o rpo s i t i o n i n g , y o uu s u a l l ywa n tt or o t a t et h e mu n t i l t h e y o n l ys h i n eo nt h ev e r ye dg eo ft h ec h a r a c t e ro rs c e n e . Or , t h e r i mo fi t . T r yu s i n gt h eY r o t a t i o nt os pi nt h edi a l a r o u n dt h e s u bj e c t , bu tdo n ’ tbea f r a i dt ou s et h eo t h e rr o t a t i o n sa swe l l t og e ti tj u s th o wy o ul i k ei t . Asf o rc o l o r , t r yt oa v o i da n y e y e c a t c h i n gc o l o r sl i k ebr i g h tr e du n l e s sy o u rf o c a l po i n tc a n o v e r c o met h a tc o l o ro rt h er i ml i g h ti sv e r ymi n i ma l . I c h o s ea s i mi l a rc o l o rt omya mbi e n tl i g h t , bu tbr i g h t e ra n dl e s ss a t u r a t e d. F e e l f r e et os e tt h ei n t e n s i t yt owh a t e v e rwi l l f i ty o u r s c e n e . I n o r ma l l yh a v emyr i ml i g h ti n t e n s i t ys e tf a i r l yh i g h . F o r t h i ss c e n e , myi n t e n s i t i e swe r ea t2 0 0 %f o rmyo r a n g er i ma n d 1 0 0 %f o rmyg r e e n . T h eo r a n g ewe r emypr i ma r yr i ml i g h t s wi t ht h eg r e e nbe i n gf o rmo r ea r t i s t i cpu r po s e s .

T h ef o c a l po i n to ft h ei ma g ei sj u s twh a ti ts o u n dsl i k e , t h e pl a c et h a tpu l l si nt h emo s tf o c u so rc a t c h e st h ee y e . I t ' s i mpo r t a n tt oh a v eaf o c a l po i n tt oy o u ri ma g ea n du s u a l l yt h i s i sc h o s e nwh e ny o uf i r s ts t a r ty o u rpi e c eo fa r t . F o c a l po i n t s c a nbea n y t h i n g , i ta l l de pe n dso ny o u ri ma g e . I t ' sa l s opo s s i bl e t oh a v emo r et h a no n ef o c a l po i n t , bu tbec a r e f u l n o tt o o v e r doi to ri tc a nma k et h epi e c ef e e l o v e r wh e l mi n go rc o n f u s i n g .

* Qu i c kT i p*Do n ’ tbea f r a i dt oa ddt h i n g st oy o u ri ma g et h a t ma yn o tbe1 0 0 %r e a l i s t i c . Us ey o u ra r t i s t i cl i c e n s et oma k e y o u ri ma g ey o u ro wn ! I fr i mwo u l dn ’ tn e c e s s a r i l ybeo nt h e pa r to fy o u ri ma g e , bu ty o uwa n ti tt h e r e , pu ti tt h e r e ! I t ’ s y o u ra r t ! I ’ v edo n et h i sma n yt i me s , s odo n ’ tbea f r a i dt os t r a y f r o mr e a l i s mi no r de rt oe n h a n c ey o u ri ma g e !

T h e r ea r es e v e r a l di f f e r e n twa y st oa c h i e v ef o c a l po i n t l i g h t i n g , mo s t l yde pe n de n to ny o u rs c e n e . F o rmys c e n e , I h a d pr e v i o u s l ypl a n n e do nama g i c a l e f f e c to nh e rh a n da st h e f o c a l po i n t . T h el i g h tt h a tt h ema g i cwi l l c a s twi l l a l s obr i n gi n f o c u st ot h eg i r l , s pe c i f i c a l l yh e rf a c ea n du ppe rbo dy .

AsI me n t i o n e dbe f o r e , po s i t i o n i n gr i ml i g h t sc a nbeal i t t l e t r i c k y . Wh e nr o t a t i n ga l o n gt h eXa x i s , k e e pi nmi n dt h a tt h i s c a ns o me t i me sc a u s el i g h tt os h i n eo nt h eg r o u n d, wh i c hi nmy c a s et h e ydi d. B u t , s i n c eI l i k e dt h el o o k , I k e pti t . T h el i g h t h i t t i n gt h eg r o u n dc a na c t u a l l ybeu s e f u l i fy o u rr i ml i g h t i n gi s mo r eal a r g el i g h to rt h es u n . Ho we v e r , wh e ny o udo n ' twa n t i tt ol i g h tt h eg r o u n d, t h a t ' swh e r ei tc a ng e tal i t t l edi f f i c u l t . T h e r ea r eac o u pl eo fwa y so fr e s o l v i n gi t , s u c ha su s i n gdi f f e r e n tt y pe so fr i ml i g h t sl i k epo i n t so rs po t l i g h t s , u s et h es pe c i a l s e t t i n g si n c l u de dwi t ht h eAdv a n c e dDi s t a n tL i g h to ry o uc a n r e n de rt h i n g so u ts e pa r a t e l y . F o re x a mpl e , r e n de r i n go u ty o u r ma i nf o c a l po i n to fy o u ri ma g ewi t ht h er i ml i g h t i n g , t h e n r e n de rt h er e s twi t h o u t . Af t e r wa r d, y o uc a nc o mbi n et h e mi n i ny o u ri ma g ee di t i n gs o f t wa r e . F o rmys c e n e , I e n de du pwi t ht woo r a n g e i s hr i ml i g h t sf o r h e rl e f to u t e re dg ea n dag r e e nf o rh e rr i g h t . F o rt h eo r a n g e o n e s , I po s i t i o n e ds ot h a to n ewa smo r e‘ br o a d’ a c r o s sh e ra n d t h eo t h e ro n et i g h t e r . I no t h e rwo r ds , o n er o t a t e dal i t t l e mo r et o wa r dh e rba c k , s oe v e nl e s so ft h er i mi ss h o wi n ga n d t h e r e f o r e , t i g h t e r . Af t e rc r e a t i n gt h o s e , I t h e na dde dt h e g r e e nr i ml i g h to nt h eo t h e rs i de , t h es a mec o l o ra smyf o c a l po i n tl i g h tt h a tI wi l l c r e a t el a t e r . F o c a l P o i n tL i g h t i n g

F o c a l po i n tl i g h t i n gwi l l c o n s i s to fh a v i n gbr i g h t e rl i g h t si nt h a t a r e ao ff o c u st h a nt h er e s to fy o u rs c e n e . S i n c ebr i g h t e rl i g h t s a r emo r ee y e c a t c h i n gt h e ndi mme ro n e s , t h a t ’ sag o o d s t a r t i n gpo i n tt obr i n gf o c u st ot h a ta r e ao fy o u ri ma g e .

F o rf o c a l po i n tl i g h t i n g , s po t l i g h t st e n dt obet h eg o t ot y pe t ou s e , t h o u g ha n yt y peo fl i g h tc a nwo r kwe l l a sl o n ga si ti s l i g h t i n gy o u rf o c a l po i n tpr i ma r i l y . F o rt h i si ma g e , I u s e dac o mbi n a t i o no fs po t l i g h t sa n dpo i n tl i g h t s( de f a u l tL i n e a rP o i n t L i g h t ) . Co l o r i n gi tg r e e nl i k emypr e v i o u sr i ml i g h t , I po s i t i o n e d t h epo i n tl i g h ti nh e rh a n da n dt h e na dj u s t e dt h es e t t i n g s . I di dn ' tt u r ns h a do wso nbe c a u s eI wa n t e da smu c hl i g h ta s po s s i bl ec o mi n gf r o mt h epo i n tl i g h t . Addi t i o n a l l y , t h o s e t y pe so fl i g h t sc a ns o me t i me sh a v eu n pr e di c t a bl eo ru n de s i r a bl es h a do ws , s oI de c i de dt ol e a v et h e mo f f . F o rt h eo t h e r s e t t i n g s , I c h a n g e dt h ef a l l o f fs e t t i n g sa swe l l a st h ei n t e n s i t y t obe t t e rf i tmys c e n e . * Qu i c kT i p* : F a l l o f f–F a l l o f fi sas e t t i n gu s e di nS po t l i g h t sa n d P o i n tl i g h t s . I tc a nbev e r yu s e f u l wh e ny o ua r et r y i n gt oh a v e t h el i g h to n l yh i tc e r t a i na r e a so rt on o tg opa s tac e r t a i n po i n t . T h es e t t i n gc a nbei n t i mi da t i n gi fy o ua r e n ’ ts u r eh o wi t wo r k s , bu ti t ’ sa c t u a l l ye x a c t l yh o wi ts o u n ds . F a l l o f fS t a r ti s wh e r et h el i g h tbe g i n st of a l l o f fo rf a dea wa y . F a l l o f fE n di s wh e r et h el i g h ts t o psc o mpl e t e l y . F o re x a mpl e , i fy o uwa n ta br i g h tc e n t e rt oapo i n tl i g h t , y o uwo u l ds e tt h eF a l l o f fs t a r t h i g h e rs i n c ey o udo n ’ twa n tt h el i g h tt of a l l o f fo rf a dea wa y i mme di a t e l y . Wi t hF a l l o u tE n d, y o uwo u l ds e tt h i st or i g h t be f o r ewh a ty o udo n ’ twa n tt obel i t .

T h et h r e es po t l i g h t sf o rmyf o c a l po i n twe r ec o l o r e dt h e s a meg r e e na st h el i n e a rpo i n tl i g h t . Al l t h r e ewe r epo s i t i o n e d a to rn e a rt h eg r o u n d, bu tc a s t i n gt h el i g h tu pwa r do n t ot h e g i r l ' sf a c ea n du ppe rbo dy . I tg i v e st h ei mpr e s s i o nt h a tt h e ma g i c a l e f f e c ti nh e rh a n di sc a s t i n gl i g h to nh e re n t i r ebo dy . S h a do wso nt h e s el i g h t sc a ns o me t i me sbepr o bl e ma t i cl i k e t h el i n e a rpo i n tl i g h t s , bu ti n s t e a do ft u r n i n gt h e mo f f , I i n c r e a s e dt h es o f t n e s so ft h es h a do ws . T h a twa y , I c a nh a v e s o mes h a do wsbu tt h e ya r es o f te n o u g ha st on o tbet o t a l l y n o t i c e a bl e . I a l s oh a das pe c u l a ro n l ys po t l i g h tt oma k et h e ma t e r i a l so nt h ef o c a l po i n tpo p( ma k es u r ey o uh a v es pe c u l a r s e t t i n g so ny o u rma t e r i a l s ! ) * Qu i c kT i p* : Ma t e r i a l s&S pe c u l a r T e x t u r e sa n dma t e r i a l s e t t i n g sa r ej u s ta si mpo r t a n ta sl i g h t i n g , s ok e e pt h a ti nmi n dwh e nwo r k i n go ny o u ri ma g e . I fy o ut h i n k y o u ’ r edo i n gwe l l wi t ho n ea n dy o uf e e l y o u ri ma g e sa r es t i l l l a c k i n g , t r ypr a c t i c i n go nt h eo t h e r . F o re x a mpl e , di dy o uk n o wt h a te v e r y t h i n gr e a l i s t i c a l l yh a sa s pe c u l a ro rs h i n et oi t ?Wh e t h e rv e r yl o wo rv e r yh i g h , a l l ma t e r i a l ss h o u l dh a v es o mes o r to fs pe c u l a r . I ta l l o wsy o u r s c e n et oh a v eamo r ec o h e r e n tl o o k , e s pe c i a l l yi ft h es pe c u l a r i sr e c e i v i n gt h ec o l o r e dl i g h to f , s a y , y o u ra mbi e n to rf o c a l po i n tl i g h t i n g( s e ty o u rs pe c u l a rc o l o rt owh i t e ) . P l a ywi t h c o l o r s , g l o s s i n e s sa n di n t e n s i t yt oma k et h ebe s tu s eo u to f s pe c u l a r .

L e v e l si st y pi c a l l ymyg o t of o ral o to ft h i n g si npo s t wo r k i n c l u di n gl i g h t i n g , e n h a n c e me n ta n dt obr i n go u tt h ede t a i l so f t h ei ma g e . I n s t e a do ft h el e v e l so pt i o ni nt h eme n u , I a l mo s t e x c l u s i v e l yu s et h el e v e l sa dj u s t me n tl a y e r s . T h e ya l l o wf o r f a rmo r ec o n t r o l a n dc a nbea dj u s t e da ta n yt i me . An di f a n y o n eh a ss e e nmyt i me l a ps ev i de o s , t h e yk n o wj u s th o w ma n yL e v e l sa dj u s t me n tl a y e r sI u s e ! T os t a r t , t a k eal o o ka ty o u ri ma g ea n dde c i dewh e r ey o u n e e dt oe n h a n c ey o u rl i g h t i n g . T y pi c a l l y , I s t a r twi t ht h ef o c a l po i n twh i c hwo u l dbet h ema g i c a l e f f e c tg l y ph , bu tt h i st i meI s t a r t e dwi t ht h eg i r l h e r s e l f . Us i n gt h el a s s os e l e c t i o nt o o l , I s e l e c tt h epo r t i o no ft h ei ma g eI wi l l e n h a n c ev i aL e v e l s . Ne x t , c r e a t eal e v e l sa dj u s t me n tl a y e re i t h e rv i at h eL a y e r s P a l e t t eo rL a y e r>Ne wAdj u s t me n tL a y e r>L e v e l s . Adj u s t t h es e t t i n g sa sy o us e ef i tf o ry o u ri ma g e , k e e pi n gi nmi n dt h a t y o uc a nc h a n g et h e ma ta n yt i me . Y o u ' l l h a v et oh a v epr e v i o u s k n o wl e dg eo fL e v e l st og e tt h emo s to u to ft h i so rj u s tpl a y a r o u n dwi t ht h es e t t i n g s ! Ne v e rh u r t st oe x pe r i me n t . Af t e r wa r d, y o uwi l l n e e dt os o f t e nt h ee dg e so ft h eL e v e l sl a y e r bye i t h e rbl u r r i n go rpa i n t i n gwi t ht h ebr u s hu s i n gas o f t e dg e dr o u n dbr u s ht o' e r a s e ' . T h e s eL e v e l sl a y e r sc a nbeu s e d f o ra n y t h i n g , c a nbedu pl i c a t e da n ds t a c k e do nt o po fe a c h o t h e r . E x pe r i me n t ! Af t e re n h a n c i n gt h eg i r l , I wi l l t h e nmo v eo nt oe n h a n c et h e ma g i c a l g l y ph , u s i n gt h es a met e c h n i qu ea sbe f o r e . S e l e c tv i a L a s s os e l e c t i o n , L e v e l sa dj u s t me n tl a y e r . T h e npa i n to re r a s ea s n e e de d. B ec a r e f u l wh e nu s i n gL e v e l sl a y e r sa st h e yc a ns o me t i me ss h i f tc o l o r si n t oo t h e rh u e so ra r ef a rt o os a t u r a t e d. S o ma k es u r et oa dj u s ta c c o r di n g l ya f t e r wa r d. Myt y pi c a l s o l u t i o ni st oc r e a t eaHu e / S a t u r a t i o na dj u s t me n tl a y e ro r c r e a t eawh i t ef i l l e dl a y e rs u r r o u n di n ga r e aa n ds e ti tt ol a y e r bl e n di n gmo deHu e . * Qu i c kT i p* : L e v e l s–Do n ’ tj u s tu s et h ebr i g h t e n i n gpa r to f L e v e l swh e ny o ua r ebr i g h t e n i n gf o rr i mo ry o u rf o c a l po i n t ( t h er i g h tmo s ta r r o w) . Us et h eda r k e n i n ga r r o wa swe l l . T h i s wi l l pr o v i deg r e a tc o n t r a s tbe t we e nt h et wowi t ht h ea ddi t i o n a l be n e f i to ft h eda r k e rda r k sma k i n gt h ebr i g h t sl o o k e v e nbr i g h t e r . Co n t r a s tbe t we e nt h et woa t t r a c t st h ee y e j u s ta smu c ha sabr i g h t e rpa r to ft h ei ma g e .

P o s t wo r kL i g h t i n g F o c a l P o i n t Myf o c a l po i n tf o rt h i spi e c ewi l l bet h eg i r l ' sf a c ea n dh e r ma g i c a l g l y ph . T ot h a te n d, I wi l l a ppl ypo s t wo r kt h a twi l l br i n go u tt h o s epa r t so ft h ei ma g ewh i l er e du c i n gt h ef o c u so f t h er e s to ft h ei ma g e . F o rt h i st u t o r i a l , I wi l l c o v e rt h el i g h t i n g a s pe c to ft h a tpo s t wo r k . T h ev a r i o u se n h a n c e me n ts e t t i n g st h a tI u s et or e a l l ybr i n go u t myl i g h t i n gc o n s i s to fCu r v e s , L e v e l s , ma s k i n ga n dr e g u l a r pa i n t i n gt e c h n i qu e s . I a l s oma k eg r e a tu s eo fl a y e rbl e n di n g mo de s . Al l o ft h e s et h i n g sh a v ema n yt u t o r i a l so nt h ei n t e r n e t t obe t t e ru n de r s t a n dh o wt h e ywo r k , s oI e n c o u r a g ey o ut o l o o kt h e mu p! 70•Jul y2015•DSCREATI VEMAGAZI NE

R i mL i g h t i n g P a i n t i n gHa r dR o u n dB r u s h T h e r ea r et h r e edi f f e r e n twa y sI t y pi c a l l yg oa bo u te n h a n c i n g myr i ml i g h t i n g . T h ef i r s t , i st opa i n to rt r a c ea l o n gt h el i n e so f wh e r eI ’ dl i k emyr i ml i g h t i n gt obe . I u s et h ee y e dr o ppe r / c o l o rpi c k e rt oc h o o s eac o l o rf r o mt h ei ma g e , u s u a l l yf r o m t h er i ml i g h t i n gt h a ti sa l r e a dyt h e r e( f r o mt h e3 Dr e n de r ) . S o me t i me sI wi l l t h e nh a v et oc h o o s eal i g h t e ro rmo r es a t u r a t e dc o l o r , de pe n di n g . Wi t hmyc o l o rn o ws e l e c t e d, I c h o o s e ah a r dr o u n dbr u s h , t h es i z ede pe n di n go ny o u rs c e n e( a n y wh e r ef r o m4 8 pxf o ra~ 5 0 0 0 pxwi dt hi ma g e ) . T h e n , I t r a c e t h ee dg e so ft h eg i r l a n dh e rwe a po n , bu to n l yt h o s ee dg e s t h a two u l dbeh i tbyt h a tr i ml i g h t i n g( i . e . t h el e f ts i de ) . On c e t h a ti sf i n i s h e d, I s o me t i me sn e e dt os o f t e nt h el i n e so re v e n du pl i c a t et h e mde pe n di n go nmyn e e ds . I fy o uf i n di t ' st o o br i g h to rs t a n dso u tt o omu c ht h e r ea r es e v e r a l wa y st o a dj u s t : r e du c et h eo pa c i t y , c h a n g et h ec o l o ro rbl u ri tv i a Ga u s s i a nbl u r . Adv a n t a g e s : S e pa r a t e swe l l f r o mt h eba c k g r o u n d. P r o v i de s e x c e l l e n tc o n t r a s ta n dt h u swi l l bet h ef o c a l po i n t . R e c o mme n de df o ra r e a st h a ta l r e a dyh a v ebr i g h tr i mo rf o rf o c a l po i n t s( t h eg i r l ' sh e a do rme t a l / s h i n yo bj e c t s ) . Di s a dv a n t a g e s : S o me t i me sc a nbet o o' s h a r p' o rt o omu c ho fa s e pa r a t i o nf r o mt h eba c k g r o u n d. P a i n t i n g–S o f tR o u n dB r u s h T h i sme t h o dc a nbeal i t t l emo r ec o mpl i c a t e d, bu to n l yi fy o u do n ' two r kwi t hma s k sr e g u l a r l y . F o rme , i ti sn e c e s s a r yt o h a v ea na l ph ac h a n n e l de di c a t e dt oy o u rf o c a l po i n t . Y o uc a n wo r kwi t h o u t , bu tt h ema s k / a l ph ac h a n n e l wi l l ma k ee v e r y t h i n gal o te a s i e r . T h ea l ph ac h a n n e l i nmyP S Dc o n s i s t e do f o n l yt h eg i r l a n dt h o s et h i n g sa t t a c h e dt oh e r( we a po n , c l o t h e s , e t c ) . T os t a r t , c r e a t ean e wl a y e r . T h e n , l o a dy o u ra l ph ac h a n n e l a sa s e l e c t i o n( bu t t o no nt h eCh a n n e l pa l e t t e ) . Ne x t , a ddal a y e r ma s kt ot h a tn e wl a y e r . Wi t hy o u rc h o s e nr i ml i g h tc o l o ri nt h e f o r e g r o u n d, pa i n ta l o n gt h ee dg e so fy o u rf o c a l po i n t . S i n c e y o uh a v et h el a y e rma s ka ppl i e dt ot h el a y e r , y o u rc o l o r s h o u l do n l ys h o wu pwh e r ey o uh a v ema s k e di to f f( s o me t i me sy o uma yh a v et oi n v e r ty o u rl a y e rma s kt oh a v et h e pr o pe rma s k ) . Af t e ry o ua r eh a ppywi t hy o u rc o l o r i n g , t r y pl a y i n ga r o u n dwi t hl a y e rbl e n di n gmo de st og e tt h ebe s t l o o kf o ry o u ri ma g e( Co l o rDo dg e , L i n e a rDo dg es pe c i f i c a l l y ) .

L e v e l s No tu n l i k et h ef o c a l po i n tl i g h t i n g , u s i n gl e v e l sa sr i ml i g h t i n g c a ng r e a t l ye n h a n c ei t se f f e c t . T h epr o c e s si st h es a me . Ho we v e r , i t ' sv e r yu s e f u l t oh a v ea na l ph ac h a n n e l o rma s k s e l e c t i o nt h a tc o n t a i n sy o u rf o c a l po i n t , l i k epa i n t i n gwi t ht h e s o f tr o u n dbr u s hpr e v i o u s l y . I u s et h es a mea l ph ac h a n n e l a sI me n t i o nbe f o r e , t h eo n ewi t ht h eg i r l a n dt h o s et h i n g s a t t a c h e dt oh e r . Wi t ht h a ts e l e c t i o na c t i v e , I c r e a t ean e w L e v e l sa dj u s t me n tl a y e ra n da dj u s tt h o s es e t t i n g sa c c o r di n g l y . Us i n gt h i sme t h o d, I h a v et oe r a s emu c ho ft h el a y e rs ot h a ti t o n l ye n c o mpa s s e st h ee dg e . Adv a n t a g e s : T h i st e n dst obeamo r er e a l i s t i cme t h o do fr i m l i g h t i n g . I tk e e pst h eu n de r l y i n gc o l o r s , j u s tbr i g h t e n i n gt h e m. Co n s i s t e n tl i g h t i n gwi t hy o u rs c e n e . Di s a dv a n t a g e s : B r i g h t e n i n gda r k so rs h a do wsi spr o bl e ma t i c be c a u s et odos oy o uwi l l h a v et oo v e r bl o wy o u rbr i g h t so r h i g h l i g h t s( o ru s emu l t i pl eL e v e l sl a y e r s ) . I ti s n ' tt h epe r f e c t s o l u t i o nwh e nwo r k i n gwi t hc o l o r e dr i ml i g h t s , t h o u g ht h e r e a r ewa y st of i xt h i s . K e e pi n gwi t h i nl i n e so ft h ema s k si no r de r t on o tbr i g h t e nt h eba c k g r o u n do ro t h e rpa r t s . I twi l l de pe n do ny o u ri ma g ewh i c hme t h o dy o uu s e , o ry o u c a nu s eo n ec o n s i s t e n t l y . Ory o uc a n , l i k eme , u s eac o mbi n a t i o ni ny o u ri ma g e s . Addi t i o n a l l y , y o uc a na l s ou s edi f f e r e n t me t h o dsf o rdi f f e r e n tpa r t so fy o u ri ma g e . F o re x a mpl e , t h e h a r dr o u n dbr u s hwo u l dbeg o o df o rf o c a l po i n t swh e r e a st h e s o f tr o u n dbr u s hwo u l dwo r kwe l l f o ro v e r a l l , s o f tl i g h t i n g . F o rt h i si ma g e , I u s e da l l t h r e ewi t ha dj u s t me n t sa c c o r di n gt o wh a tI n e e de df o rmyi ma g e .

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Ana l t e r n a t i v ewa yo fu s i n gt h i sme t h o di st ou s ewh i t ea s y o u rc o l o ra n ds e tt h el a y e rbl e n di n gmo det oOv e r l a y . T h i s ma ybei de a l f o rc e r t a i ni ma g e si n s t e a do fu s i n gc o l o r . Adv a n t a g e s : Mu c hbe t t e rr i mc o v e r a g e . Mo r er e a l i s t i cs i n c e t h el i g h tc o v e r smo r ea r e a . Di s a dv a n t a g e s : L e s sc o n t r o l , h a v i n gt oe r a s epo r t i o n sy o ua c c i de n t a l l yh i twi t hal a r g es o f tbr u s h . I fu s i n gc o l o r , i tc a ns o me t i me sl o o ko dd( e s pe c i a l l yi fbl e n di n gmo dei ss e tt on o r ma l ) . K e e pi n gwi t h i nt h el i n e so ft h ema s k si no r de rt on o tbr i g h t e n t h eba c k g r o u n do ro t h e rpa r t s . L e v e l s

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