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10/24/2004 10:49:38 PM · #1 |
I have a shot that I really like, but the top is a bit overcropped. How can I add in a bit of sky at the top? Steps please. I am very inexperienced with PS.
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10/24/2004 10:52:16 PM · #2 |
| Made the canvas bigger so there's space on top, and then use the clone tool probably to draw in that new whitespace. |
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10/24/2004 11:02:28 PM · #3 |
Kyebosh's suggestion is a good way to do it, so I would start there. But if you need a lot more sky and don't want to clone a huge area, you can go take a picture of just the sky, then replace your current picture's sky with that, adding as much more as you like to the top. Basically, you just get delete the sky part of your current picture, increase your canvas to the size you like, paste a picture of nothing but sky into a new layer and then mask it into your photo. Good luck!
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10/24/2004 11:05:51 PM · #4 |
| This is a very unique sky. I wont be able to retake a sky and replace. How do I clone a large area? I just want copy/paste. How do I do that? |
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10/24/2004 11:12:27 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by dartompkins:
This is a very unique sky. I wont be able to retake a sky and replace. How do I clone a large area? I just want copy/paste. How do I do that? |
Enlarge the area where you want the additional sky, draw a marquee box around a selection of the sky, copy it, and then paste it in. Depending on the sky it may or may not look blended. You may have to play with the healing brush to seamlessly blend in the sky. |
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10/24/2004 11:17:02 PM · #6 |
First enlarge the canvas to the size you need, with the current canvas registered to the bottom. Then set the clone brush to about twice the width of the added area, set the blending mode to normal and use the softest brush possible. Clone from various areas so you don't wind up with obviously doubled features. Takes some practice, but really not too hard.
Using copy/paste is possible, but making it look natural will actually be more difficult than cloning. |
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10/24/2004 11:18:08 PM · #7 |
Sorry if this is too basic, but I wanted to be sure to get every step in here so you don't miss anything:
1. Under the Image menu select Canvas Size.
2. Increase the canvas size by as much as you like, selecting the bottom center arrow so that it expands only upward. Don't increase your canvas size by too much because it can really ruin a photo if you try to clone too much of it. Just use your best judgment. :-)
3. Select the Clone Stamp tool on the left side of your tool bar.
4. At the top of the window, select what size you want your stamp to be.
5. Put your cursor over the area you want to copy and click there once while holding down the Alt or Option key.
6. Go to the area you want to fill in with sky and click/draw there to start copying sky from the space where you Alt/Option-clicked in the previous step.
Hope this answers your question.
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10/25/2004 12:03:38 AM · #8 |
| Rather than cloning in the extra sky, try enlarging the canvas, then making a rectangular selection of sky and stretching/scaling it to fill the new space. |
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10/25/2004 12:38:07 AM · #9 |
| Thanks for all your help. It worked and looked pretty natural. |
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