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Resolve Hair Masking

Resolve the tricky masking problem on the portrait with wispy hair by selecting and refining the mask, hand-painting t…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Resolve the tricky masking problem on the portrait with wispy hair by selecting and refining…+
Resolve the tricky masking problem on the portrait with wispy hair by selecting and refining the mask, hand-painting the fine edges, and blending the subject into the new background so the portrait looks natural for the portfolio.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before the portfolio version is final, perfect the hair mask so it reads natural: sample…+
Before the portfolio version is final, perfect the hair mask so it reads natural: sample background fringe color to remove halos, refine edge interpolation for semi-transparent hairs, add a subtle rim light to separate the subject, and provide a before-and-after [group=layer group] so reviewers can see the exact fixes.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

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Resolve a tricky masking problem on a student portrait with wispy hair interacting with a new background so the final image looks natural for the portfolio.

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