Pirates

...I think I may be addicted to pixlr.

I also think I'm getting better, which is good, because I've made four photomanips in the past 3 days.

So. Here are some lady pirates and their reluctant hostage.

Stock:
Sky: [link] by *MD-Arts
Ship: [link] by ~stock-it
Foreground pirate: [link] by *chirinstock
Background pirate: [link] by *mizzd-stock
Sailor: [link] by *Grinmir-stock

If anyone has tips on how to avoid the glow that the wand tool causes around people (see the sailor's head for a prime example) I would be grateful. I could use the Lasso for everything, I supposed, but it does get rather tedious. Also, is there a way to change where the highlights and shadows are on a layer without flipping the layer itself? The foreground pirate's lighting is on the wrong side compared to the rest of the image, but I want her facing the way she is facing and I don't know how to change it.