trying to remove poster from a wall

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews. The clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working well for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

The easiest way would be to take out the entire wall and replace it with something suitable?
Harry

"fgphotog" wrote in message

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews.

The

clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working

well

for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

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fgphotog wrote:

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews. The clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working well for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

Great picture!

I'd suggest you select a section of the wall with the lasso tool - make the edges somewhat irregular, like a puzzle piece.

Then copy and paste the piece of wall, creating a new layer. Use the move tool to move the chunk of wall to cover the poster, and use the eraser to clean up the edges Add just a bit of shadow with the burn tool to re-create the shadow. Repeat for the left side.

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thanks I'll try to work around this idea

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fgphotog wrote:

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews. The clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working well for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

Great picture!

I'd suggest you select a section of the wall with the lasso tool - make

the

edges somewhat irregular, like a puzzle piece.

Then copy and paste the piece of wall, creating a new layer. Use the move tool to move the chunk of wall to cover the poster, and use the eraser to clean up the edges Add just a bit of shadow with the burn tool to

re-create

the shadow. Repeat for the left side.

--

Mike Russell
http://www.curvemeister.com
http://www.zocalo.net/~mgr
http://geigy.2y.net

Hi there

Nice challenge! Great picture too.

http://www.nydesign.dk/littleboy/remove_wall.jpg

Greets

Littleboy

"fgphotog" wrote in message

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews.

The

clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working

well

for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

:-) nice job !
Are you gonna share your method?
what's your rate :-)

"Littleboy" wrote in message

Hi there

Nice challenge! Great picture too.

http://www.nydesign.dk/littleboy/remove_wall.jpg

Greets

Littleboy

"fgphotog" wrote in message

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews.

The

clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working

well

for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

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Littleboy

"fgphotog" wrote in message

:-) nice job !
Are you gonna share your method?
what's your rate :-)

"Littleboy" wrote in message

Hi there

Nice challenge! Great picture too.

http://www.nydesign.dk/littleboy/remove_wall.jpg

Greets

Littleboy

"fgphotog" wrote in message

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my

nephews.

The

clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working

well

for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to

be

realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

Why not just remove the background completely and replace with something else?
Harry

"fgphotog" wrote in message

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews.

The

clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working

well

for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

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"fgphotog" wrote in message

I'm struggling to remove the paper stuck on the wall behind my nephews.

The

clone stamp taking samples from the wall around the paper isnt working

well

for me. I want to reveal "what is behind the paper". The wall has to be realistically (texture and light gradation) replaced. Any directions welcome.
http://www.frankgross.com/misc/boys

I don't have time to upload the result right now but the poster was removed in about 60 seconds in PS 7 by first making a tight selection of the wall (including the poster), converting it to a layer, then using the 'patch' tool to replace the poster with wall textured material.

You have to select out the wall first before using the 'patch' tool or the kids skin tone will blend into the patch selection ruining it.

Tom