Open the image called
moth1.jpg (download moth1.zip here). Create a copy
of the background layer by dragging the
layer too the new layer button on the bottom of the "Layers" pallet
and click on the new layer to select it. Choose the "Magic
Wand " selection tool (W) and set the tolerence
to 125 . Click on the blue area away from the moth.
You will see that everthing except the moth has been
selected (fig. 2). From the menu select "Select" and
then "Save Selection" change to "New" and
name the selection as "Background"Next, press
SHFT+CTRL+I to invert the selection. Save as before and
call the selection "Moth"(fig. 3).
Please don't worry if your mask is not perfect,
this process will not require a great deal of accuracy.
As the moth is currently selected we will work on
it first. Select "Image" fromthe Menu bar,
then "Adjustments" then "Hue and Saturation"(fig
4)
From the Master drop down select Yellow and adjust
the slider to increase the yellow saturation to about
+66, adjust Lightness to +5.Click OK. Invert the mask
as before to select the blue area (or load from the
selection menu). Click CTRL+U to open the Hue and Saturation
pallet again. Now choose Cyan and adjust the saturation
level to +25 and the Saturation to -7. Click OK and you
are done. (fig.5)
Mike R. |
