Put a new background behind the hair

Asked me to put a gray background dark behind this picture.  I am at a loss to know what to do with the spiky hair on the right side of his head where the background shows through. I can remove most of it but still remnants around the edges of the hair, creating a "glow".  Or, I have to go too, leaving tufts of hair, because the colors are so similar.  I have also tried new hair, new hair cloning paint and just can't get it to look right.  There are a few problems the other side of his head, but I managed to fix those through a combination of selection and removal removal of color for the background shine through and cloning. I will always be grateful for your help so I can finish this project!

On a note related, once I have finally achieve this, what is the best way to "blend" the hair down, so it's not like I PLOPPED him on a new background? Thank you!

Original image

IMG_1262 hair orig.jpg

An attempt of edition.

top of head example.jpg

mmppgh430 wrote:

I have already suggested, "It's impossible", but they want to coordinate with the pictures of other leaders of the organization.  So, unfortunately, they expect miracles.

It is not impossible, but it takes time and skill to do with realism.  I would also say we really need a tablet like a Wacom, to do with any efficiency.  On the plus side, passing of bottom clear to dark, is much easier than the other way around.

There are several ways to go about this, I recommend you follow several.  The secret to making any composite realistic is to work in layers using a variety of techniques.  Search on YouTube, there are many good tutorials.  I would do something like this:

  • First, I would try to get a good section, using layers of channel (search), and then select fast with a few feathers.  I'd probably also make two layers to allow the feathers to build.
  • Then I'd go closely and manually fade some of the mask, the places where there are gaps in the hair and what not.
  • Then I take a visible stamp on all sides of the hair and play with blend if (in the properties of the layer) and see if I could get rid of some of these spots of light, and play with a mixture of layers.  This layer is just going to add an additional definition where the hair is.
  • So I literally draw to hairs on the edge.  Just the sample of hair colors and draw little thin lines.  This is where you need the Wacom as you want the size and opacity to change.  This is by far the most time intensive, but it is also what separates composites you saw and you have not realized the trash you see on the internet.   Usually, I add layer effects, or the other highlight, shadow, or sometimes simply grit.  He adds a dimension to these flat lines.  Take it easy, does not take much.
  • Operating in several layers with hair, you can add and delete as you wish.  You need to add a Gaussian blur to make it look realistic, having a lot of layers allows different levels of blur.  Alternatively, you can add masks to discolor the hairs that are not good.
  • Then I'm going to literally paint on some of these strengths.  It's a dark background, so having a shadow around the edges will seem normal.  Once satisfied, I probably move this layer under the fake hair and adjust the fake hair, according to your needs.

That's a lot, but it works if you take your time.  I'm not a pro, I am sure that those who have a much more simplified approach, but I found methods that work for me through play with different methods and stacking on the other.

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