How to Check Branches Behind a Head in a Restored Portrait
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Inspect hair and background branches separately so a restoration does not attach twigs to a person's head or erase the real outline of their hair.
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Trace the source silhouette
Follow the hair boundary around the whole head and then trace nearby branches into the background. Look for places where similar dark tones merge. Keep the original crop wide enough to understand branch direction. A small ambiguous patch should not be interpreted as hair simply because it touches the portrait.
Check new fine detail
Compare wisps, twigs, and gaps at equal enlargement. Automated detail may turn branches into hair strands or create clean holes that were not recorded. Check whether the head shape changed as a result. A dramatic improvement in edge sharpness can conceal a less faithful silhouette and should be reviewed with the full face visible.
Prefer a source-based edge
Keep uncertain overlaps soft where necessary. Use localized adjustments in separate software rather than replacing the entire background without a clear purpose. Save the source and document any background removal as a creative change. At ordinary viewing size, the person's outline should remain coherent without requiring invented strands to explain every dark shape.
Check before finishing
- Branches are traced into the background.
- Hair silhouette remains consistent.
- Background alterations are documented.
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