With a linked workflow established, begin honing the replacement shoe elements for compositing into the main lifestyle base image. Shape and refine the shoes with the Liquefy tool in Photoshop. Use silo clipping to create clean mask, cutting clean, flexible paths for compositing. Leverage the knowledge gained from the commercial workflow to create interior clipping and an organized tiered masking system. Use two-pass clipping, liquefy, and smart objects in a linked workflow.
With clean clipping and isolation of the replacement shoes, integrate these elements into the main lifestyle base image. Utilize Liquefy to tweak the shape of the replacement shoes, using the original shoes as a base target. With the shoes placed, develop a process to integrate them with the athl...
Move through retouching the lifestyle image in Photoshop. In this next section, focus on isolating all of the elements in the athlete. Completely deconstruct the athlete, with the same process applied to the shoe. Separate shirt from skin, shorts from athletic tights. Learn to break everything ap...
With the athlete completely broken out into distinct masks for each body part, begin to create a folder structure for the organizational workflow. Break out each body part into named folders moving incrementally for seamless integration. Create smart objects, setup liquefy guides, and follow proc...
