Content Aware Move Tool Before & After
Photo Editing Software Class: Extra Credit
The objective of this exercise was to follow a tutorial and gain experience using the Content Aware Move tool and the Spot Healing tool.
The image was used with permission from Unsplash.com.
Behind the Scenes
Step 1: The image was brought into Photoshop and a new layer created above it. After making sure "Sample all layers" was checked, the Content Aware Move tool was used to make a selection around a set of birds and move them to a new spot. This was with the tool's mode set to "Move".
Step 2: After the movement was complete, I came in with the Spot Healing tool to smooth out the edges and make the birds look like they were in the new position all along.
Step 3: Those steps were repeated for a few more birds with the mode set to "Move".
Step 4: I changed the mode to "Extend" for one bird selection, which duplicated the bird, but kept it on the same layer as the rest of the edits.
Step 5: Again, the Spot Healing tool was used for cleanup afterwards.
Key Objectives and Photoshop Features
1. Free Transform feature
2. Content Aware Move tool and modes
3. Sample all layers
4. Spot Healing tool
5. Layer management
Copyright Statement:
Image was acquired from Unsplash.com - Photo by Jordi Rubies on Unsplash.
