Photoshop Q - how to

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  • bigtrickagain0

    when you're pasting it onto your target, paste two copies. set layer mode = darken for one copy (call this layer #1), and layer mode = normal for the other (layer #2). for layer #1, mask out everything but the edge (can do this by doing select color range white, expand selection on the original cloth image, or whatever method you prefer). for layer #2, mask out the edge and white parts (can invert the selection for the mask from layer #1). does this make sense? so you're effectively using layer mode = darken on the edges of your cloth, which is where the shadows are, so they will look like natural shadows on whatever your base layer is. And layer #2 will look normal on the rest of it.

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