How to clean up an Image

[Saphire]

The following editing was done on Stephen Fox's Spitfire, it was done as follows.

Open image to be edited.

1. Right click on the background Layer and create a duplicate layer.
Click on this background layer to start editing.

2. In the History Palette create a snapshot. That's the button in the middle at the bottom. This creates snapshots of what you have done so far, you can then go back in history if you want to change things later.

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3. Go to the clone tool, press Alt to set the area you want to clone you can vary the size by right clicking on the screen and using the slider or using the the keys [ = reduce, ]=increase these are useful keystrokes to remember it works on every tool that can to be resized.

Once you have picked the area, start to clone removing the unwanted items, don't worry about the slight colour variations that will be put right with the next tool.

4. Create a snapshot highlight the snapshot and continue working.

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5. Now go to the patch tool Create a random shape, move this shape over an area that has been cloned. Keep doing this and it will even out the surface so it blends in.

when you are happy with the work done Save as a PSD. This keeps everything you have done so you can go back any time for more editing. If you save as Tiff or jpg you will only be saving the finished work with no options to go back, except to the original.

The last photo is the final image.

[Gidders]

Nice job Christine, but why stop there when you could clone out the stand as well

[Saphire]

Here is the spitfire without the stand.

[Don Hoey]

A well presented tutorial Christine.

Nice job.

Don

[Nigel G]

Perhaps a hint of colour in the sky?

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by Saphire

Here is the spitfire without the stand.

It looks a bit un-centred, perhaps enlarging canvas and re-crop central?

[Saphire]

Centred with a bit of colour.

[Canis Vulpes]

Its looking good, how is the colour added without tinting fuselage of Spitfire. If its easy then the background could be darkened showing the model with greater background to subject contrast.