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Posted on 21/11/25 08:35:32 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Browsing around the Chinese website AliExpress the other day I came upon this curious accessory for the midge-averse fisherman. I can't really imagine anyone cocooning themselves in one of these. But what really disturbed me was the way they had tried to give the impression of how it would look with an occupant: 
A dodgy Photoshop job, for sure. But can you do any better? And where would you locate this obscure piscatorial accessory? High res is here. |
Posted on 21/11/25 08:54:06 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Hi Steve, the mossie link takes me to - Forbidden You don't have permission to access this resource. Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. |
Posted on 21/11/25 09:05:00 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4079 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Same here, Steve _________________  |
Posted on 21/11/25 09:25:18 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3183 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Same here Steve. |
Posted on 21/11/25 10:06:48 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Oops! Fixed. Sorry about that. |
Posted on 21/11/25 11:40:10 AM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 593 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Steve, I can only assume that you were doing research for your Gadgets & Gizmos podcast, looking at sites like Alli Express & Temu?  |
Posted on 21/11/25 11:42:26 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
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Posted on 22/11/25 12:43:43 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4079 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
_________________ Whatever you do in life do it with the enthusiasm of a 4-year old in a Batman suit. |
Posted on 22/11/25 2:18:08 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Not quite sure what to do with this rather unglamorous challenge. So as good (and boring) a place to start as any would seem to be to make a more convincing job of their own photograph.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 22/11/25 8:41:09 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
IF YOU REALLY NEED THIS, THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT, AT SOME POINT, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE IT! This really rather dull image was nonetheless a fairly serious headache to produce. Please Mr. Caplin can we refrain from any need to extract and composite mosquito netting for a little while to come? 
_________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 23/11/25 01:21:33 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3411 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
I have a feeling that mosquitos are not going to be this guy's biggest problem... 
Still image for reference: 
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Posted on 23/11/25 11:55:30 AM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 593 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
I couldn’t help but notice that this poor chap was suffering from a bad case of AI Finger, so I thought I would help by surgically removing it.   |
Posted on 23/11/25 5:14:31 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
 Ant! That's a real James Fridman solution.
I have to confess I missed it entirely. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 23/11/25 5:18:03 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 24/11/25 05:51:22 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2935 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
http://vimeo.com/1139906523 That's very funny, Ant. After several (hit and miss) attempts using a variety of blending modes, I was quite satisfied with the end result.  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 24/11/25 10:37:33 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
And so you should be. Very nicely done Anna. Multiple masks and blend modes were the route I took too. But you have done it much more cleverly. I really like the way you have given the far side netting a back lit glow and left the near side dark. Very subtle and totally convincing. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 24/11/25 2:51:42 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3183 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Excellent David. I am looking at adding a human and I can see how difficult it is. |
Posted on 24/11/25 10:33:07 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1815 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Great entries all. Love the crossed eyes entry David. Nice one Anna. Yes ,blend modes and just realized I should have tried "Blend If" Renamed mine "Frying Pan To Fire" 
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Posted on 25/11/25 1:00:14 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
That's a really nicely put together image Frank.
Silly, but fun to do.
Damn! Never thought of that. Every so often I brush up with a tutorial to get my head round Blend If and think "That's really smart! I should remember that." ............................. and then I don't. If you want to get seriously head bending, you can do some very clever things using it on adjustment layers. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 25/11/25 2:38:26 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5921 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1081: The mosquito net
Following Frank's suggestion. The composite below is made from one single image of the woman with the netting already in place. 
All three variations rely on the woman's body and the netting outside her body being masked on separate layers so to be able to keep her body opaque and the netting transparent. On the left using blend modes only. (What I used in my original submission.) In the middle using blend if only. On the right combination of both. My preference is for the combo, but all three are very adjustable. These are my personal best preference with each method. They could be very different according to taste.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
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