A TRIP TO NEW YORK: PART 8

Part 8: Touching up the main image

My poster is starting to look very cool! Except... Let's say that the airplane in the New York City skyline... I should remove it.

I saw some things on the social networks, I know that it's possible to erase parts of an image. But how? I found those two videos that should be quite helpful.

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Oh, OK! I think I can use those techniques to erase the airplane, and why not the moon while I'm at it?

My poster should now look like the second image:

I will detail below how I will erase the airplane and the moon:

My answer:

Let's check my answer with the explanation below:

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I will simply use the Spot Healing Brush Tool on the airplane and the moon with a rather large brush and 0% hardness.

So that's exactly what I'll do next to erase the plane and the moon. I'll click on the button below when I'm finished.

All done !

Now, I'd like to also erase the boats on the water, more specifically the elements circled in red on the example below:

That's a little more complicated. I won't be able to simply use the Spot Healing Brush Tool here. The videos showed me other techniques. How am I going to be able to remove the boats, as in the picture above?

My answer:

Let's check if that looks like what I wrote:

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I'll start by erasing the boats one by one, selecting them with the lasso tool, then using the Fill function with the Content-Aware fill option. Next, I'll correct the imperfections on the shoreline using the Clone Stamp Tool.

Let's try this in Photoshop. I'll click on the button below when I'm done.

Done !

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I think the layout of my city image is now complete.

Before I continue to the next chapter, let's think about what I've just done.

I can erase elements from a picture using the Spot Healing Brush Tool.

No problem, it's very easy. Yes, it's ok. I hesitate a little, but I can do it. More or less. I have to look around somewhat and it takes me a little time. Not really, I should practise some more. Not at all. I will redo this chapter before proceeding any further. Next

I can erase elements from a picture using the Content-Aware fill option.

I understand how to correct elements from an image using the Clone Stamp Tool.

Yes, I understand very well. Yes, I don't understand everything completely but I get the gist of it. More or less. Not really, I should get more info on this topic. Not at all. I will redo this chapter before proceeding any further. Next

I understand what those tools are for and when it's better to use one or the other.

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