PhotoShop Buddha, the little blog that could....

"Now for my next stunt, the great disappearing act!"

Ahh yes, this is a good old basic trick that new and old should learn. If you don't know it i suggest you read this one.

Things You need: Clone Stamp Tool, Blur Tool.

• 1.I found this pic on www.sxc.hu . Now what we are going to do is make this hot air balloon tottally disappear. Type in as the name "Hot Air Balloon Trick" then copy this image .
• 2.Now paste the image onto the new canvas. After doing that find the button that is called "Clone Stamp Tool" . The icon looks like a stamp, just so you have an easier time finding it. What this tool does is by clicking the "Alt" button on a portion of the picture you can paint that section of the picture in a different area of the picture. Sounds complicated but it's very simple.
  
• 3.We are going to click while holding "Alt" on the bottom section of the picture on the sky, and drag over the balloon where you would think there is sky not being taken up by the clouds.
• 4.Now You should have something like the picture down below. That is if you did do it correctly. Ok so now , you may be wondering, "dang, those clouds are gonna' be hard!" . If you are well, guess again my friend. The clouds in this picture have relatively the same tone of grey. This is easy on a photoshopper because it blends a little bit better.
• 5.Now we are going to use the same technique we used as in step 4, but this time we are selecting the clouds. Simply pick a part of the cloud that has a color that would blend in nicely with the other portion of the cloud. Preferably the part right next to the balloon. Now drag around the area inside of the balloon to make it disappear.
• 6.As you can see in this picture, is it looks like almost nothign is there at all! I left a little left of the balloon just to show you how easy that was.
• 7.Now you want to get rid of the whole balloon and leave nothing left but the sky and clouds. If it is a bit rough around the edges use your "blur" tool and smooth that out.

Congrats!!!! you have successfully learned a new technique that can be used for almost anything. Remember just look for easily replicable patterns such as clouds or planks of wood on a deck. If you have questions, comments please comment on this post. Thanks for your time! If you would be so kind help a struggling artist, sign up and do an offer please, thanks :)

Credits, Me and XtraPink for the picture.



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posted by ccase2k @ 9:46 PM