Painting the Interdimensional Traveler - ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games - page 307

3. Select the figure layer again while holding Alt-click on the layer mask. The image will now appear
white, as this makes the mask visible. Press Ctrl + V to paste the depth pass into the layer mask. Click
the icon for the figure image in the layer menu to return to image view from mask view. The figure will
appear transparent in the areas that are farther from the camera ( Figure 5-82 ). That is because the depth
pass is in the layer mask. We will disable the mask after we use it to define the depth of field, so ignore
this effect. We will delete the mask by the end of this section.
4. Open the Filter ⇒ Blur ⇒ LensBlur menu ( Figure 5-83 ) . This opens the Lens blur plug-in window.
5. Set the depth map setting to layer mask. This will read the depth from the mask we just created form
the ZBrush depth image. This allows Photoshop to make accurate calculations on how the blur should be
applied across the image as if it were a photo of a three-dimensional object. Adjust the Blur focal distance
slider or alternatively click in the image on the area you want in sharpest focus. Photoshop will calculate