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08/30/2004 03:12:38 AM · #1 |
Is there a way to take out the small brown area from the flower without lossing the sharpness to the edge? I have not been very successful, still learning :) Any suggestions or comments? |
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08/30/2004 03:23:24 AM · #2 |
| Get really close to the brown pixels and use a 1 pixel brush to clone it out. |
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08/30/2004 08:31:26 AM · #3 |
| Welcome to dpc Renee. Clone tool is the correct answer. It can be a little intimidating if you haven't used it much but works really well. And it's not really hard to get the hang of it. Make a copy of your image file and work from that. Zoom in enough so that you can see individual pixels easily. Try different size settings for the clone tool, smallest is not always the best. Look at the edge of the petal where there is no brown and try to simulate that. Be patient and do a little at a time until you get the look you want. You'll be surprised how pleasing the results can be. |
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08/30/2004 09:01:38 AM · #4 |
copy part of the white next to it, and bring it over on top of the brown, then use the clone tool and healing brush to fix it the rest of the way.
Message edited by author 2004-09-01 12:56:57. |
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08/30/2004 09:49:38 AM · #5 |
I just tried on this image, and here are the rough steps I took.
Made a selection from the red channel (as this had the largest difference between the black background and white petals, including the are you want to fix)
I used quick mask and feathered the result by a few pixels to make a softer edge to the mask, then switched back to the selection. With this selection in place, we can now work on the brown spot, without changing the background and you don't really need to be very careful or spend a lot of time keeping 'within the lines'
Then there are a couple of ways to fix it. One is to use the clone tool, set to lighten mode, not normal. As you want to remove only the brown spot. Sample close to and just below the area you are going to change, with a realtively soft edged brush, slightly larger than the area to be modified. Then just brush it away.
Alternatively you can use the healing brush, again set to lighten mode and work the area a few times.
After 3 or 4 clicks and a brush stroke:
Message edited by author 2004-08-30 09:54:52. |
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08/30/2004 03:30:21 PM · #6 |
| Thank you to everyone. I will give it a try. I was so amazed that it could turn out sooo well, mine surely didn't. :) I really appreciate the help. Jeff you can delete it from your portfolio no way would you be stealing my photos!! LOL!! Thanks again.. :) |
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08/30/2004 03:47:04 PM · #7 |
Jeff,
FYI if you want to post an edit of someone elses photo, simply put it in your "workshop" folder where it is not publically viewable. It also doesn't show up on your "recent additions" then.
Posting these "takes" on an editing question are one of the great learning features of the site. If I post an edit (with the photog's blessing of course) I try to leave it posted "for posterity" so that folks who might come across it in a search can refer to it later. Nothing more frustrating than the ol' broken link.
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