Sky replacement, greener grass

[karlhoelscher]

Had to do a sky replacement and green the winter grass for a shoot.

Sky I shot the next day at my house. Used the Blend if method and a little masking, along with levels adjustments to blend the sky in (How to Replace a Sky in Photoshop)

Grass I sampled what green grass there was, then set the brush to 'color' and painted in the new grass. I did in the final for the client add a little burn to the grass in the background to darken it more to look more natural

[Melio]

wow, very cool!

[OsmosisStudios]

Im sorry but theyve both been sharpened way too much. The green grass, in part because of the excessive sharpening, looks toy-like.
This almost looks like a photoshop filter.

[karlhoelscher]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

Im sorry but theyve both been sharpened way too much. The green grass, in part because of the excessive sharpening, looks toy-like.
This almost looks like a photoshop filter.

Actually, what it is I took the individual jogs and combined them onto one image, then re-saved them as a more compressed jpg

but yes, I sharpen all my finals using 2 pass USM in PS

[OsmosisStudios]

Well you did something to them; they've got some very weird artifacting, be it from compression or sharpening, but my guess is a bit of both, with sharpening being the main culprit.