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| 1. You need a good photo studio. I created this using a cut out box and some oversized white paper. I have found the multiple lights eliminates shadows. | 2. Set up your shot. Put the figure in the center of the studio and make sure the lights are properly aimed. I use GE Truelight Bulbs. |
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| 3. This is a cropped version of the picture. | 4. I use the Auto Color function in Photoshop to get a more natural color scheme. I sometimes have to use the Auto Contrast instead. |
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| 5. Using the Magic Wand tool, I select the background. For white or Silver figures, you may have to use the Quick Mask layer and draw in your selection. | 6. I inverse the selection area and then use the Smooth selection option. Copy the selected area, but don't close the picture yet,just in case you need to copy it again. |
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| 7.I paste the copied figure on to a background I've usually found using Google Images. | 8.I use the Guassian Blur filter at 1.0 to provide more contrast. The viewer generally isn't looking at every pixel in the background. I may even lighten th ebackground to 50% or 70%. |
The finished product. |
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