PIECING TOGETHER THE PAPER BALLET I finally worked out how to make the shadows for the Paper Ballet series transparent. Or shall I say, I finally carved out some time to think through how to make them transparent. I am determined to see this project through to fruition and it is this last hump that I knew was going to take the most time. Having selected all 15 backgrounds, 26 dancers and 13 shadows - I began by trying out different tools in Photoshop to see what was going to work the best and most efficiently for this project. Carousel I began by selecting the shadow and placing it on a white backdrop. I isolated the subject so I could clearly see the soft edges. Working with a diffused object such as a shadow is challenging and time consuming, since carefully selecting the edges and making them look natural takes some patience and skill. Paper Dragon by Edith Ann Green After several hours of fussing around with different tools and masks, I worked out the ...
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