Hair Color Trouble (Black hair to white)

Elpaprika · 08-12-2007, 01:09 AM

Hi everyone,

I've just spent the last 3 hours trying every layer mask combo I could think of to create a realistic shade of white hair that doesn't look like I just used the brush tool to make it.

I've tried lighting up the shadows with the curves option then using the selective color option. But all that does is make a very fake looking film to put over the eyebrows (ya it's eyebrows I'm working on, I'm trying to get them to match a white wig the subject is wearing.)

I've also tried using the solid color option, and a color overlay and that just came out weird.

Has anyone ever turned pitch black hair to white and had it still look like hair?

*NL* · 08-12-2007, 02:09 AM

I never tried it myself...

But I was thinking, how about you copy the eyes to a new layer and inverse the colors on the new layer and than mask out everything that shouldn't be affected by your inverse action.

I'll think about some other options a bit more... Good luck!

Koolstr · 08-12-2007, 06:47 AM

Ya, never actually tried it, but...I assume its possible, no clue how, and can't test it out at the moment sorry.

Wano · 08-12-2007, 08:14 AM

I have made black hair look grey by de-saturating and brightening/increasing contrast, but never to white.

What about selecting the eyebrows and cloning hair from the wig into the selection? Might work.

08-12-2007, 01:09 AM	#1
Elpaprika Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1	Hair Color Trouble (Black hair to white) Hi everyone, I've just spent the last 3 hours trying every layer mask combo I could think of to create a realistic shade of white hair that doesn't look like I just used the brush tool to make it. I've tried lighting up the shadows with the curves option then using the selective color option. But all that does is make a very fake looking film to put over the eyebrows (ya it's eyebrows I'm working on, I'm trying to get them to match a white wig the subject is wearing.) I've also tried using the solid color option, and a color overlay and that just came out weird. Has anyone ever turned pitch black hair to white and had it still look like hair?

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08-12-2007, 02:09 AM	#2
NL Vibrantphotos.nl Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 2,574	I never tried it myself... But I was thinking, how about you copy the eyes to a new layer and inverse the colors on the new layer and than mask out everything that shouldn't be affected by your inverse action. I'll think about some other options a bit more... Good luck!

08-12-2007, 06:47 AM	#3
Koolstr I swear to drunk I'm not G-d. Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 94	Ya, never actually tried it, but...I assume its possible, no clue how, and can't test it out at the moment sorry.

08-12-2007, 08:14 AM	#4
Wano Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 158	I have made black hair look grey by de-saturating and brightening/increasing contrast, but never to white. What about selecting the eyebrows and cloning hair from the wig into the selection? Might work.