Basic question- how do I remove things from an image?

dinneenp

Hi,
how do I remove some bits from the back of an image- like the white door and sign below (photoshop I guess, but how exactly)


Cheers,
Pa

sheesh

basically you would use the selecting tool (marquee tool) to select an area usually in the image copy it and paste that over what you want to hide.

In this image you would probably use the brown fencing to the right of the door select a good bit of the fencing stopping before oyu get to the curvy bit at the corner of the fence I would select the trees over it too then paste that and place it over the door and the building in the background

ThOnda

Duplicate a layer first, so you won't alter the original file.
Then you can use marquee tool to select some area, copy and paste it. You can also set a feather - how sharp will be the edges.
And there is also the clone tool. Donnie has very good video.

Trojan911

As above, or use the clone tool also.... I took the liberty of doing a quick adjustment for you to see the differences. I have also added a gaussian blur at 2.0 pixels to the background to bring out the zebra in the image.

Lightroom adjustment to polish off.

Original:



Photoshop/Lightroom:

leche solara

...and of course the Gaussian Blur helps to hide imperfections in the cloning process

Trojan911

leche solara wrote: »

...and of course the Gaussian Blur helps to hide imperfections in the cloning process

Of course.....

Zillah

Clone tool all the way. You choose a source point by holding alt and clicking. Once that is done you can paint and it will cover what you are painting with the image located at the source point.

Healing tool is very similar but magic! Same process, except it will use some very clever algorithms to blend what you are pasting in with the background. This is super duper useful for isolated things (like a blemish on a face) but can get messy in more complicated situations. Your door would probably be best done with the clone tool.

Zillah

Trojan911 wrote: »

Photoshop/Lightroom:

That line at the level of his hooves is way to abrupt. I know it's just a quick example but still, it's pretty obvious.

Trojan911

Zillah wrote: »

That line at the level of his hooves is way to abrupt. I know it's just a quick example but still, it's pretty obvious.

People,

Of course it's abrupt, I did this in about 5mins as an example for the OP as previously stated in my post. It's not up for C&C.

I know the throat and the tail of the zebra are not correct either.
It's an e-x-a-m-p-l-e....... to give the OP further ideas on what he/she can do to the image.... Talk about trying to do a poster a favour......

Sheeeshhhh.

Zillah

Awesome hissy fit.

One could argue that an example loses its worth if it is not a good example.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Thoie

Zillah wrote: »

Awesome hissy fit.

One could argue that an example loses its worth if it is not a good example.

One could, but one could also argue that a sample with rough edges is sufficient to give someone an idea of what is possible, and also highlights that careful consideration will need to be given to the final desired outcome.

dinneenp, take a look on youtube for "photoshop tutorial xxx" where xxx is an effect mentioned here, such as cloning, gaussian blur, etc. and follow on to other links from there. While the location of tools/toolbars will change depending on the package you're using, the principles are generally the same.

xprepairs

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
how do I remove some bits from the back of an image- like the white door and sign below (photoshop I guess, but how exactly)


Cheers,
Pa

How's this?

dinneenp

thanks people for the tips. I'll have to start with the basics in Photoshop now. Up until now I've just been using Picasa 3 for basic editing...