benjiblanco
16-07-2010, 07:48 PM
Sometimes in PS using the clone tool or the content aware fill for a large area wont give you the desired results. A much easier way is to copy part of the image, then mask out the edgs of the copied areas to blend it in.
Cindy's picture here http://www.tog247.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7502&cat=all&limit=all
and the comments it recieved was a good example, so Ive used it as the basis of this tutorial. As your effectively doing it twice.
Open the photo
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/01/936808705_GTY7C-X3.jpg
Duplicate the pic (ctrl/cmd J), then goto image>canvas size... and enlarge the canvas a little
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/02/936808721_aHtSv-X3.jpg
Using the free transfom, enlarge layer 1 to fill the new canvas, turning the eyeball for the other layer off.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/03/936808729_ZBc6d-X3.jpg
Using any selection tool, select an area large enough to cover the object you want to remove.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/04/936808753_fiM7J-X3.jpg
Press Ctrl/Cmd J to copy the selected area to a new layer.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/05/936808788_swbjr-X3.jpg
Use the freetransform on the new layer, move it into place. strech it a bit if neccersary, lower the opacity of the layer while you move it into place to help you. When your happy, add a layer mask (3rd icon from the left at the bottom of the layers pallete), then using a soft black brush on the mask, paint over any hard edges that show through.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/07/936808844_mbZhG-X3.jpg
Now we'll put the boy back... Turn on the top layer and make a generous selection around him.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/08/936808834_JSbNy-X3.jpg
Press the mask icon at the bottom of the layers pallete to turn your selection into a mask. then free transfrom the boy into a new place (matching the pillars up). Use a lower opacity again to help.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/10/936808868_B7HXz-X3.jpg
Now using a black brush paint on the mask again to hide any hard edges.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/11/936808873_5D5ii-X3.jpg
And job done :top:
Cindy's picture here http://www.tog247.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7502&cat=all&limit=all
and the comments it recieved was a good example, so Ive used it as the basis of this tutorial. As your effectively doing it twice.
Open the photo
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/01/936808705_GTY7C-X3.jpg
Duplicate the pic (ctrl/cmd J), then goto image>canvas size... and enlarge the canvas a little
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/02/936808721_aHtSv-X3.jpg
Using the free transfom, enlarge layer 1 to fill the new canvas, turning the eyeball for the other layer off.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/03/936808729_ZBc6d-X3.jpg
Using any selection tool, select an area large enough to cover the object you want to remove.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/04/936808753_fiM7J-X3.jpg
Press Ctrl/Cmd J to copy the selected area to a new layer.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/05/936808788_swbjr-X3.jpg
Use the freetransform on the new layer, move it into place. strech it a bit if neccersary, lower the opacity of the layer while you move it into place to help you. When your happy, add a layer mask (3rd icon from the left at the bottom of the layers pallete), then using a soft black brush on the mask, paint over any hard edges that show through.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/07/936808844_mbZhG-X3.jpg
Now we'll put the boy back... Turn on the top layer and make a generous selection around him.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/08/936808834_JSbNy-X3.jpg
Press the mask icon at the bottom of the layers pallete to turn your selection into a mask. then free transfrom the boy into a new place (matching the pillars up). Use a lower opacity again to help.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/10/936808868_B7HXz-X3.jpg
Now using a black brush paint on the mask again to hide any hard edges.
http://idigitize.smugmug.com/Animation/tut01/11/936808873_5D5ii-X3.jpg
And job done :top: