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16 chapter 1 Tools for Building Your Masterpiece
Figure 1.34 A standard Black to White gradient in the mask
gives the model a surreal appearance.
The result is interesting but we can make it more so by shortening the length of the
gradient to a very small area in the center of the photo rather than across the entire image.
For instance, redraw the same gradient in the same
mask, but this time span the width of the mouth
(Figure 1.36). The result has less faded blending
and gives the model the appearance of being a
computer-generated female in some 3D rendering
program rather than a living, breathing human
(see Figure 1.37).
Figure 1.35 The Layers panel
should look like this in this step.
Figure 1.36 Narrowing the distance between
the Black and White color stops in the gradient
eliminates much of the transparency effect,
restricting it to a narrow area.
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