Match an Environment

Match an Environment

 The background has great
foreground and background reference for black and
white levels; although the rear plane looks icy blue against
gray, it matches the look of gray objects in the distance of
the image.

The technique used here is the same as the one outlined
in Chapter 5 with the additional twist that now you understand
how atmospheric haze infl uences the color of the
scene. Knowing how this works from studying a scene like
this one helps you create something similar from scratch
even without such good reference.
The plane as a foreground element seems to make life
easier by containing a full range of monochrome colors.
When matching a more colorful or monochrome element,
you can always create a small solid and add the default
Ramp effect. With such a reference element, it is simple to
add the proper depth cueing with Levels and then apply
the setting to the fi nal element.