Retouch yourself into the picture

Step 5 Colour correct the rough cut

Use hue and saturation to adjust the colour and the intensity of the colour of the rough cut to match the base image. Often digital cameras taken nice saturated images but pictures from films have been graded to desaturate slightly (looks more moody), or if it is a picture of a big structure the image may be desaturated by distance haze.

You might have to add "noise" to the rough cut or "blur" it slightly to make it look more in keeping with the base image. change the hue slightly if you have to. All you are trying to do is get it to match the background. Often film and live action shots are slightly blurred or grainy, so take you time to make it blend in.

In this case I felt it didn't match because it was too drk so I also adjusted the brightness contrast (see second image). However it was plenty grainy enough as it was taken in a poorly lit room at night (actually right after I finished making the instructable.

I didn't go too bonkers on the brightness, becuase I felt that the original face (Moody's face) was a bit too light anyway, and I knew that I would be completely covering that, so I was looking for a match on the clothing and background.