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generacks8
Joined: 17 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: Tennis Racquet Issue |
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Good day!
Had a few basic lessons with photoshop and now I'm praticing some of the things I've learned. I was working with this picture recently, and I was thinking of transferring this guy to another tennis court, the problem is, his racquet still shows the background of the the picture he was sourced from. I've seen a lot of tennis wallpapers featuring popular players and I was wondering how they are able to make their racquet take the background they are transferred into.
Here's the original picture:
Let's say I put him in this backrground: (I really didn't work on it much, I just wanted to provide an idea of what I want to accomplish)
I have magazines of player like Roger Federer playing in a nice colorful background, but the background shows through his racquet as well.
I do have a high-resolution picture of this image, but does this mean I have to manually erase each and every hole in the racquet? I'm sure the professionals will have an easier time achieving this result don't they?
Help please!  Thanks a lot! |
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renata
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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What if you just erased what's on the inside of the racquet and then drew some new strings after you transferred the image? Put them on a new layer so you can experiment. Some tips to play with and try:
- try using a colour only slightly darker than the new background
- if that doesn't look good, try white or grey
- make the strings layer a little transparent (see the slider on the layer palette)
- try using a thin brush in "dissolve" mode and experiment with opacity and flow
- try other modes such as lighten and screen
- you can also use the eraser tool with varying amounts of opacity and flow to hide sections of string to match the light
- try using some of the blur filters on the strings layer
Also, remember that if you hold the SHIFT key while you brush you get straight lines.
There are ways to mask things so that you don't draw outside a specific area but I wouldn't worry about this.
Also there are some layer effects which make things look "rounded" but they might make it look worse...
This is only one possibility. Good luck! |
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generacks8
Joined: 17 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Thanks for the reply and for providing me with other alternatives. Um, one more thing, I really am not sure how I will re-create the strings for the racquet. Will I be using the "line" tool to manually draw horizontal and vertical lines for the racquet? Or are there also other ways to do that? Thanks thanks thanks in advance!! |
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renata
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:33 am Post subject: |
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You know, maybe you can get away with not painting in any strings at all? Can you see the strings in the picture that you posted, or is it just the wire from the fence? Try that first, see if it looks natural.
Pencil or brush would both work. You could try a thin brush from the 'basic brushes' set to start. Create a new layer first, then brush away (click at the starting point, then hold shift and click at the ending point). You can always erase any rough edges later if you go too far.
Just play, you can't really go wrong if it's on a new layer. In fact, create a different layer for each trial and switch each layer on and off (and vary the opacity) to see what looks best. Then delete the layers that you don't like.
Good luck, have fun. Let us know how you go. |
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renata
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:46 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I just thought of something else.
Before you delete the strings, make a copy of the original layer. So, you then have two copies of the racquet on different layers, one with strings (and background) and one without.
The layer where you can see strings can be used to "trace" new strings. Just create a new layer above this string layer. You can then draw on this new, empty layer while still using the existing strings underneath as a guide. When you've finished you can hide or delete the old version with the strings and the background.
If that doesn't make sense, just ask. |
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generacks8
Joined: 17 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:48 am Post subject: |
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I understand. Thanks for your inputs. I guess I can go on different paths in getting this job done. Maybe I'll try looking for a high resolution picture of a tennis racquet first, and find one that has a nice even background so that erasing it would be much easier. I'll be posting my work here to get your feedbacks. Thanks again, really appreciate the help!  |
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