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First of all, I am using PS v7.
I have a Very old B/W photo that is torn/creased/stained/yellowed/etc. Just as a challenge, I thought I would try to do some repair on this photo.
Some parts of the image are incomplete/Gone. One example would be a person’s face. The picture was torn in half across this person’s face. The tear goes horizontally across the nose. At the tear, some of the image is gone and it is just white paper. I have had a great deal of success rebuilding this face but I have several others that are of the same condition.
My issue is getting a more effective tool to do this.
I have tried the Healing Brush, Patch, and Clone Stamp tools. For a crease the patch tool is Great. But when I am trying to extend a person’s cheek into an area that either does not exist or is torn white paper, I am getting a ineffective blend effect or it doesn’t work at all. I have read the docs on each of these tools and the docs do specifically use the word ‘blend’ so it appears that they are working as they should. I am trying to have the same functionality of the Patch tool, WITHOUT the limitation of a blend requirement, but then again, not exactly. I am trying to avoid a cut/lift/paste also because that does not have the blend of the Patch tool.
Yes, I know I am trying to have my cake and eat it too.
I have looked at many web sites for insight on image repair and have gained a lot from that.
Can I get some suggestions on how I can accomplish this using the tools in v7 of PS.
Thanks
I have a Very old B/W photo that is torn/creased/stained/yellowed/etc. Just as a challenge, I thought I would try to do some repair on this photo.
Some parts of the image are incomplete/Gone. One example would be a person’s face. The picture was torn in half across this person’s face. The tear goes horizontally across the nose. At the tear, some of the image is gone and it is just white paper. I have had a great deal of success rebuilding this face but I have several others that are of the same condition.
My issue is getting a more effective tool to do this.
I have tried the Healing Brush, Patch, and Clone Stamp tools. For a crease the patch tool is Great. But when I am trying to extend a person’s cheek into an area that either does not exist or is torn white paper, I am getting a ineffective blend effect or it doesn’t work at all. I have read the docs on each of these tools and the docs do specifically use the word ‘blend’ so it appears that they are working as they should. I am trying to have the same functionality of the Patch tool, WITHOUT the limitation of a blend requirement, but then again, not exactly. I am trying to avoid a cut/lift/paste also because that does not have the blend of the Patch tool.
Yes, I know I am trying to have my cake and eat it too.
I have looked at many web sites for insight on image repair and have gained a lot from that.
Can I get some suggestions on how I can accomplish this using the tools in v7 of PS.
Thanks
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