Thats what i'm trying to fix. Two sets of closed eyes. I'm off for my afternon bus run in a minute, but i'll try that.
Dave On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless there's a really bad expression on the faces, don't try to copy and > align entire heads. If it's just the eyes that are the problem just work > with a good set of eyes. Here's how I'd do it... > > Open the files with the bad and good eyes and zoom them to get a good view > of the eyes. > > On the pix you want to fix, create a duplicate layer of the background and > additional blank layers one for each eye of the person(s) you want to fix. > > Copy the good left eye from the "supply" file and paste it into the first > blank layer of the "to be fixed" file. When you select the good eye, be > sure to feather it by about 5 or 10 pixels. > > Set the opacity of the layer you just pasted the good eye into to about 50% > so you can see the bad eye below it and adjust the good eye to overlap the > bad one - move it around, adjust the size and rotation as necessary to line > up with the closed eye. When you think you've got it right, re-set the > opacity of that layer to 100% and see how it looks. > > If it's OK, repeat the same thing for the other eye on the next blank layer. > If not, reduce the opacity again and continue adjusting until you have the > correct placement, size and rotation. > > Repeat as necessary for any other closed eyes you have, always putting one > eye on a separate blank layer and being sure all the "eye layers" are > returned to 100% opacity when you're done with them. > > When you think you've got it right, save the file as a psd so you can go > back and work on the layers if you need to, then flatten the layers and > re-save it as a jpg. > > Print or post online to the awe of the masses that will admire your > photoshop skills. > > -p > > > > David J Brooks wrote: >> >> Cotty had a suggestion for my fire fighter group shot, to scale and >> cut and paste in the two heads that have eyes open. >> >> I started to play with it last night before bed time. >> >> I drew around the good head(oh i can see this going south quickly) and >> moved it over to the second photo. I then went and cut out the head >> with the closed eyes, and when it disapeared it left a whit back >> ground, but it seems to spill the white out over part of the photo., >> and looked terrible. >> >> I then tried to over lap the two photos, there is some slight body >> differnces, and use a mask and erase the bad heads. Worked fairly >> well, but whats the best way to do a cut and paste of the heads, with >> out the white spill over. I know i'll have to do a bit of cloning. >> >> Any help is appreciated, i want to make a print foro the station. >> >> Dave >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
