I should have added that I'm using the Krappy Kolor laptop. The comment
on saturation/contrast can probably be ignored.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/17/2011 11:27 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Those restorations are great. But I do think the marine could use a bit
> less saturation/conrast on the skin.
>
> I'm interested in how you pieced the woman together.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 2/16/2011 7:31 PM, Paul Laughlin wrote:
>> On 2/16/2011 3:25 PM, Moose wrote:
>>> Oh yes! Content-Aware Fill is a real game changer that should be in any
>>> book on restoration and retouching.
>>>
>>> Occasionally, it does something really wacky that leaves me scratching my
>>> head. Most of the time, though, it's like
>>> magic that can save huge amounts of time.
>> I posted the following on another list, after a list reader asked for
>> some tips.
>>
>>
>> This is for the spot healing brush with content aware selected.
>> 1: Do not hurry the clicks. When clicking on a spot, don't move the
>> cursor immediately. Wait until the original cursor returns. Usually a
>> second or two. I know that I tend to get going and just click, click,
>> click. I kind of got in that habit with the old healing brush and the
>> clone brush.
>> 2: When working near a line such as a fold in fabric or a lapel or a
>> seam, do not attempt to heal near the line. Instead, use a somewhat
>> larger brush that spans the line and includes the spot that you want to
>> remove. Takes some experimentation and practice.
>> 3: When removing a line such as a scratch or an unwanted power line or
>> such, use as small a brush as you can be comfortable with. It helps to
>> use the shift key along with the mouse button for lines. Click/shift,
>> then while holding the shift, release the mouse button and move the
>> cursor to the end of the line and click again. Sometimes, particularly
>> if the line is long, it helps to remove it in sections. Try to keep
>> from ending the line removal in an area with detail. If possible,
>> continue the healing line past the detail into an area with minimal detail.
>> 4: Do not use the spot healing brush for larger areas. The Content
>> Aware Fill works better for that.
>>
>> The content aware does not work well every time. However, I have found
>> that working with the above rules helps immensely. And when it fails,
>> the History panel works well to undo. LOL Also, the content-aware does
>> not do the same thing over and over. Sometimes, another try will get
>> good results.
>>
>> Russell Brown has some pretty good tutorial, once you get by his goofy
>> sense of humor. VBG
>> I am inclined to think that a number of people tend to give up too
>> quickly on the content aware thing. One needs to try to see how
>> Photoshop would look at the content around the area and make the
>> selection accordingly. If that makes sense. LOL
>>
>> To add to this, I think it helps to kind of try to visualize what
>> content aware is looking at tor the actual content aware thing. Sure
>> would be nice if Adobe would add the ability to exclude certain areas
>> from consideration. Maybe in the next version. There is a Russell
>> Brown tutorial that shows how to exclude an area. It is a bit
>> convoluted, although it does work well. Can't remember just where it is
>> at the moment. LOL
>> There are a couple of examples of my messing around at:
>> <http://www.pbase.com/pelaughlin/stuff&page=3>
>> Paul in Portland oR
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