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require several bodies to be combined
to produce the finished character. The image
above, for the Daily Telegraph, was composed
of a large number of separate limbs; the
coloring and patterns helped to unify the coat
and trousers.
Here, we’ll look at a more straightforward
problem: combining a man removing his shirt
with a woman’s body for comic effect. The key
lies in choosing images photographed from
similar angles: once you’ve found the right
pictures to work with, it’s a straightforward
montage.
Combining body parts
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Here’s our starting image: a man
ripping off his shirt. If he had a
costume underneath, he could be a
superhero; I reckon he’s just a sloppy
dresser.
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We can blend the body in more
easily by painting a little of the
man back in on the layer mask, using a
soft-edged brush, around the neck and
above the belt. This helps to follow the
original through to the new body.
2
This woman has been
photographed from a similar
angle, and we can use her to replace his
exposed body. Never mind the position
of the arms: we won’t be using them.
7
There’s still a gap behind the shirt
on the left. Make a new layer,
filled with mid gray, behind the whole
assembly, that covers this region.
8
Heads and bodies
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The hardest part
about choosing
pieces from
multiple bodies
is not matching
the skintones, but
the clothing. You’d
think it a simple
matter to combine
a jacket with a pair
of trousers (sorry, I
can’t bring myself
to call them pants)
but matching
the weave of the
fabrics is harder
than matching
contrasting
faces and bodies.
Research the
images available
carefully before
you begin the
montage!
3
First, make a layer mask for the
man and paint out his chest. The
tie gives us a neat line to work to at the
top, so there are no blending issues to
worry about.
8
Adding a little shading to the
woman’s chest, on a new layer,
helps to make it look more like it’s
slightly in the shadow of the shirt. It’s a
subtle difference!
4
A section of the woman’s chest,
placed behind the male figure,
needs to be rotated slightly to fit: the
belly button and the neck need to line
up with the belt and neck of the man.
9
Now that we’ve got the body
finished, let’s give him/her
a new head. This shot of Arnold
Schwarzenegger seems the ideal
candidate – but his head is the wrong
color.
5
The more slender back of the
woman doesn’t fill out the shirt
enough. Copy a portion of the back to
a new layer, and stretch it so it fills that
white space behind the shirt.
10
We can adjust Arnie’s head
with Curves to brighten it and
add some red to match the body. While
we’re at it, let’s distort the features, add
some new eyes and recolor that tie to
look better with the bikini top.
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