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Replacing faces
 
by JuliannaKunstler.com

superface superman

Objectives: Students learn to use two different approaches to combine two images.

Essential questions:

1. How to match colors?

2. How to match value?

3. How to rotate, transform and blend images?

Download and open the images

I am giving you two different methods to replace

a face on a photograph. You have to complete
them both.

In both assignments start with the Superman file.

It is your main working image.

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GALLERY

method 1 method 2

STEPS
method 1
Open both images in PhotoShop.

Use Move tool to drag the face onto the

superman image.

Close the face file.

Look at the Layers palette: you have a

new layer.

Celebrate!!!!!!!

For this method - make sure this layer

stays selected, because this is the layer
that you are going to work on.

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First you are going to resize the face.

Lower Layer opacity

Free Transform (Ctrl/Command T) to

resize the super-face.

Hold Shift as you are resizing to constrain

proportions.

Next step is to get rid of the background

that came with the face.

Add a Layer Mask to the face layer.

Use eraser tool to hide the unwanted

areas.

Make sure you have the Layer Mask

thumbnail selected.

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Change Eraser size and hardness as you

go.

For the most part, I recommend hardness around 50%.

You can change the hardness as you go

around well-defined objects like glasses.

Choose larger Eraser with 0% hardness

to fade the neck.

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Now it's time to fix the colors for a perfect

match.

Select the image thumbnail in the Layers

palette.

Add an Adjustment Layer (Layers > New

Adjustment Layer > Color Balance)

Important: check the "Use Previous Layer....." option.

Adjust the colors to add more reds and

yellows to the face.

Use your judgment!

Select the face layer again (not the

adjustment layer!!!).

Increase contrast:

Image > Adjustments > Levels.

Match the contrast and the tones to the

rest of the image. Use hands for color and
tone reference.

If you need to adjust the colors after you

have fixed the Levels - right-click on the
Color Balance adjustment layer and
choose "Edit Adjustment".

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Double-check that everything looks great.

Save the image as a JPEG or PNG and

submit!

method 2
Again, drag the super-face over the
superman image.

Then we are going to position the face

layer behind the superman layer.

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Unlock the background layer by double-

clicking on it.

Rename it and click OK.

Now you can drag the face under the

superman layer.

Back to Superman layer!

We are going to hide his original face.

Add a Layer mask.

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Make sure the mask thumbnail is

selected.

Use Eraser tool with soft edges.

Carefully remove the facial features.

Make the superman layer transparent.

Then select the face and resize it (hold

Shift).

Position the face for a perfect fit.

You can resize it again if needed.

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Restore the original layer opacity.

Add an Adjustment layer to fix the Color

Balance.

Adjust Levels for a better contrast.

And it's done again!!!

Check for details and areas to improve.

Save it as JPEG or PNG and submit!

We are done!!!!

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