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Post by Paul Whiting on Jan 17, 2021 20:52:55 GMT
See attached photo - note the blown out highlight on the side of the flipped canoe, in the lower left. I want to darken that highlight area.
Sorry if this issue has been posted elsewhere, but here goes. I'm way back on PSE 13, and still learning.
Do I want to use sponge or smudge? And: I tried both but the brush had no effect!
TIA,
Paul
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2021 21:10:50 GMT
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Post by hmca on Jan 17, 2021 21:20:03 GMT
I am wondering how important the canoe is to your image? The area that you are referring to seems to be completely blown out.
If it isn't essential to your scene you might clone it out. Just something you might want to consider.
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2021 21:38:01 GMT
Paul,
I just thought of something else -- using a blending mode to darken that area.
1. Duplicate the Background layer.
2. Change the layer blending mode to Multiply. (Reduce the Opacity if the effect is too strong.)
3. Add a layer mask.
4. Paint with Black over the area(s) where you want to hide the effect.
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Post by fotofrank on Jan 17, 2021 22:22:08 GMT
Paul,
I think that I would either Crop or Clone it out or a little of both. Those pixels appear to be completely blown out.
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2021 22:39:55 GMT
See attached photo - note the blown out highlight on the side of the flipped canoe, in the lower left. I want to darken that highlight area. Paul, My apologies! I was focusing on the area (on the ground) to the right of the canoe when I suggested burning or using the Multiply blending mode. I misunderstood the "on the side of the flipped canoe". Instead, go with this suggestion. Paul, I think that I would either Crop or Clone it out or a little of both. Those pixels appear to be completely blown out. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 17, 2021 23:05:33 GMT
or get creative and add a texture over the blown areas of the canoe and clone in the other blown areas...
Whatever you do, do it on a duplicate layer so you can adjust opacity, play with blend modes, and throw it away if it don't work.
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2021 23:34:48 GMT
See attached photo - note the blown out highlight on the side of the flipped canoe, in the lower left. I want to darken that highlight area. Paul, here is something else you could try to tackle that canoe -- Content-aware fill (introduced in PSE 13). According to the Help file, . . . Source: Photoshop Elements Content-Aware Fill |
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Post by Paul Whiting on Jan 17, 2021 23:38:33 GMT
I misunderstood the "on the side of the flipped canoe".Sepiana, I can see why you could read it that way. Didn't occur to me when I posted that! I'm going to have a tough time responding to all the good suggestions. Cheers, Paul |
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Post by Paul Whiting on Jan 17, 2021 23:41:30 GMT
How did I make two posts instead of one? Sigh...
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 17, 2021 23:46:06 GMT
How did I make two posts instead of one? Sigh... Paul, no problem! It's fixed. I merged your two posts. |
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Post by Paul Whiting on Jan 18, 2021 17:27:02 GMT
I ended up using content-aware... but thanks to everybody, I've never seen such response to one of my questions!
See version without the canoe.. content aware picked up the ground work, pine cones and such. Amazing! Oh, I did crop a little off the bottom and the right side.
Regards,
Paul
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 18, 2021 19:33:33 GMT
I ended up using content-aware... but thanks to everybody, I've never seen such response to one of my questions! See version without the canoe.. content aware picked up the ground work, pine cones and such. Amazing! Paul, Glad to hear Content-aware Fill did the trick. Thanks for starting this thread! This is a great example of team work and confirmation that there is more than one way to do things in Elements. |
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 18, 2021 20:47:20 GMT
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