Difficulty: 5 ModerateThe key to this project is correct usage or layers. Don\'t worry, Photoshop takes a while to learn and I\'ll admit it has been frustrating at times. But don\'t worry, you\'ll get it. Feel free to ask if you don\'t. \n \n ****NEW****\nwww.fullaperture.org will have threaded discussions and FAQ to make it easier to learn and teach.\n\n*Disable your original layer after you duplicate it at the begining of this tutorial.\n\n*Remember the layer you are removing the background from is your second layer.\n\n* Pay attention which Layers you are working in compared to the video. \"Background Layer\" has no transperancy, so you can\'t delete the background from it.\n\n*in the end layers will be staked in this order.\nGradient shadow\nblack&white soft light modelmodeldesignsGradient grayBackground (original layer) (turned off)Before And After\nhttp://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=modelbeforeafterrc4.jpg\n\nthe site I mentioned in my tutorial:\npunkrocketry.deviantart.com\n\n\nPS: www.ronpaul2008.com\nlisten to his message if you haven\'t. This guy\'s a hero. background, change, chic, Chris, CS3, design, editing, Gonzalez, graphics, hot, HOW, lighting, model, Photoshop, TO, tutorial