Clipping mask bleeding over

[mariak94045023]

Hi,

I am changing the colour of the background of a portrait photo & am having problems rectifying the white fringe.

I have created a clipping mask for the person, created a new layer, clicked "create clipping mask" so that I can then use the clone stamp to rectify the edges using samples from the hair.

When I use the clone stamp it bleeds over into the pink area, however, it is my understanding I should be able to use the clone stamp in only the clipped area, instead it is bleeding over into the unclipped section but opacity is less.

Any help would be much appreciated.

https://flic.kr/p/SHkjU5

[JJMack]

I think You should use Google. Find some tutorials on masking and extracting hair using Photoshop. Its not easy requires education practice and skill. There is no one simple answer. Different images require the method the work best for the image's content. Sometimes its an impossible task you need to fudge the extraction

[Ronald Keller]

Maria,

Your understanding is totally correct and it should work.

The only thing I could think of is that maybe the black of the mask is not pure black but some dark grey. Could that be it?

[Ronald Keller]

Accidently posted twice. Please ignore

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Hi Maria,

I agree with Ronald, it looks like your mask may not be black.

You should not need to remask though, or alter what you have done on the clipping mask.

Select the layer with the mask - and click on the mask.

Now get a soft brush - set it to black, overlay blending mode  and 50% opacity. Now paint over the black areas of the mask. This will darken the black areas (it will not touch the white). It is a technique used to sharpen up mask edges but should work nicely here to get rid of your issue

Dave

[mariak94045023]

Thank you!! headache over 🙂