Fairytale Scene - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 447

15. Repeat this process to darken the baby doll and the teddy bear. Because the top of
the teddy bear is in the bright part of the scene, add a layer mask and with a black
medium soft-edged brush, paint away the darkening effect from the top half of the
teddy bear ( Figure 9.47 ) .
Figure 9.47 The teddy bear is darkened, but the top portion of the head is left at the
original brightness.
Adding the Children
With the miniature room prepared and the toys added, we can now bring the children into
the scene.
1. Open the children file, make a selection, and cut them from their original back-
ground using a layer mask. Add them into the room scene using the same tech-
nique as you used for the toys. Resize them using Edit > Free Transform, and
move them to the front of the wardrobe using the Move tool ( Figure 9.48 ) .