Instructions for making a photomontage using the clone stamp, magic wand, lasso tool & move tools.
1. Open Photoshop
2. Open your image by going to the File menu and selecting Open.
3. Choose File and click Open
(repeat steps 2 and 3 to open the additional files)
4. Make sure the Layers Palette is visible, if not go to Window - > Layers
(The image of beach chairs will be your background layer. You will be adding parts of the other two images on top of that background layer).
Use the Clone Stamp Tool to fix the top right corner of the background image:
5. Select the Clone Stamp Tool from the Tool Palette (the stamp, keyboard shortcut is the letter S)
6. Choose the settings for the Stamp at the top
(size of brush = 200, hardness = 0%, opacity = 100%, flow = 100%)
7. Hold down the ALT key (you will see the target appear while you hold down ALT)
8. Click on the area to the left of the white area (in the top right of the image).
This is the area you would like to sample (you will be adding that area to the white area to cover it). You can let go after clicking once on the area.
9. Click and hold down the mouse while moving over the white area to cover it with the surrounding information.
(you are using the clone stamp within one image to sample from one area in the image and paint on to the other area within the same image).
Add the 1st selection:
10. Select the Magic Wand Tool from the Tool Palette (the wand, keyboard shortcut is the letter W)
11. Set the tolerance for the wand at 30 (located in the upper panel). Click on the picture with the silhouette.
12. Click on the area of the picture with the shadow. The shadow will be selected.
13. Use the Shift + Lasso to add the bench into the selection.
14. Use the ALT + Lasso to subtract areas of the selection. Use the Shift + Lasso to add areas to the selection.
15. Use the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + C or Command + C to copy the selection.
16. Click on the background image (beach chairs).
17. Use the keyboard shortcut CNTRL + V or Command + V to paste the selection.
18. Use Free Transform (CNTRL + T or Command + T) to adjust the size of the selection. Click and drag the corners out to change the size. Hit the ENTER/RETURN key to apply the transformation.
19. Select the Move Tool from the Tool Palette (it looks like an arrow and the shortcut is the letter V).
Use the Move Tool to change the placement of the top layer.
20. Adjust the Opacity of the top layer in the Layers Palette by selecting the top layer and then dragging the opacity slider to the left.
23. Set the tolerance for the wand at 30 (located in the upper panel).
24. Click on the black area of the picture.
25. Use the Copy and Paste Shortcuts to bring the border onto the background image.
26. Use the smudge tool to smooth out any edges.
Save the image:
Save your image by going to the File menu and Save As (Choose JPEG for finished images and PSD for unfinished images). For JPEG save the image at the highest size (Size 12).
***REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACKWARDS ONE STEP WITH THE KEYBOARD SHORCUT CONTROL + Z or COMMAND + Z***
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