This tutorial is courtesy of the Russell Brown Show.
When masking gets tough, sometimes just covering up the problem is the only solution. Photographer Scott Copeland presented me with a wedding photo that was perfect — except for the beer bottle and speaker interrupting the mood. The healing brush worked on the beer bottle, but the speaker was a much bigger challenge. The healing brushes couldn’t handle it, I couldn’t mask it out, and even Photoshop CS5’s amazing new content-aware fill feature didn’t solve the problem.
But I eventually figured out the answer, and in this tutorial, I’ll show you how I came up with this final image:
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This article was last modified on January 6, 2023
This article was first published on December 13, 2010
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That is amazing! Way over my head, but much appreciated, ;) m
Brilliant! Thanks for all the good stuff you share with us.
Quirky is Russell’s middle name!
Terri Stone
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com
This tutorial was very helpful and I learned some new stuff. Russell Brown is somewhat of an interesting character however. Kept me into it tho..Keep up the good work.
I hadn’t noticed the colour options in the layer properties before. Really good stuff. Thanks!
I know that many people have been able to view the video, so that’s good news. Try copying and pasting the following URL into your browser’s address field:
https://av.adobe.com/russellbrown/NewZealandWedding_SM.mov
Terri Stone
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com
The movie is not working. Tried both IE and FF on a PC. :-(
Bloody brilliant! Not only did you cleverly solve this problem (and it was certainly an ugly one), but it also did a nice job of showing how to take advantage of the “Blend If”.
Always a pleasure to watch and listen or watch listen and LEARN from you Maestro Brown, thank you for your considerable talent and sense of humour too. Erik