Recently I finished a retouching project called the Dark Knight with photographer Brian Bailey and I wanted to share a bit about the making of the series.
The theme for this endeavor was Parkour meets Gotham City. We wanted to showcase the fluid movement of Parkour with a backdrop of gothic cityscapes. Our goal was to transform common Denver landmarks into a dark and sinister world. I loved the idea of taking Denver and turning it into a dark cinematic backdrop for the renegade sport of Parkour so this was an exciting project.
Below is the step-by-step procedure for adding two images to another document as layers and adding masks. You will need at least two images to work on for this exercise.
(Note: all screen captures are for CS3 but can be done in any version. PC users, substitute the Command key with Control)
Step 1
The first thing is we need to do is get all three images open at once. We'll call them Image 1, Image 2 and Final Image. If you can see all three images at once in Bridge, select each image while holding down the Command key to select all three images at once. When all three are selected, press Command-O (the letter O) or go to the File menu and select Open. If you cannot see all three at the same time in Bridge you can open each image in Photoshop by going to the menu File > Open....
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