Kathryn Skorpil ([info]gregariously) wrote in [info]photoshop_lover,
2003-12-23 17:50:00
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Blending images using feathering (Level: Hard)

So, blending images seems a bit tricky, but it really isn't too bad (but it still requires a little bit of eyeing and skill) if you know how to do it. Many times you may want to put two completely different images together, but then using the lasso tool can really be a pain in the arse, even with the masking filter that PS7 has. So what other options are there? You can always feather your images. Warning: the images are rather large in this tutorial, so please be patient.


Let's begin!

Open up two images. I used these two Yuna pics:



So now I decided that I want to stick the first Yuna picture into the other one. Go to your toolbar and use the polygonal lassotool. It should look like this: . Now I draw a really squiggly, not too perfect, shape around the area of Yuna I want.



Now I click on Alt+Ctrl+D or Select>>Feather and the feather selection window should pop open. Make the feathering about 50 pixels, but you can always play around with that. For this picture, though, I used 50 pixels, and then I click OK. Now the lasso I made around Yuna looks something like this:



Now click Ctrl+C to copy the image (or Edit>>Copy) and copy it onto your other layer. Now, the rest is really just playing around with it. If you end up with a line like this:



the best way to fix that is just by getting the smudge tool (found with the blur tool in your tools), making it really big, get the strength to about 75% and then just smear it, so then you'll end up with something like this:



Also, if you don't like how it's so see through, you can always duplicate the layer by right-clicking on that layer and then clicking duplicate layer (use the smudge tool again if you need to). And voila, you should end up with something like this:



I hope this helps! Remember to always experiment around with all the different steps. They can really turn out fantastic if you just tweak them around a bit! Cheers!



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[info]emissivity

December 23 2003, 18:23:21 UTC 8 years ago

I also found that another way to get rid of the lines when blending is to use a Layer Mask and your Gradient Tool. Use the mask on the second layer (IOW like the Yuna one that got pasted into the pic). Then take your gradient tool, and starting from where you don't want to be "gradient"-ed out make a line to where you want the gradient to stop and it would take off the line.

[info]poetic_tragedyx

December 24 2003, 14:38:16 UTC 8 years ago

hello. i have a question about something. after i pasted the feathered image into the second image, it appeared in the center. how do you get it positioned where you want it to be?

thanks.

[info]gregariously

December 25 2003, 08:46:52 UTC 8 years ago

You click on the Arrow button (the one at the very top right of your tool box) and just drag it.

[info]bonaster4

7 years ago

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[info]withpaperwings_

December 24 2003, 20:47:01 UTC 8 years ago

I love you.

I have been searching for a tut on this for about...oh 5 months now.

Thank you so much *hugs* I shall show you how it goes :D

[info]gregariously

December 25 2003, 08:47:04 UTC 8 years ago

XD You're welcome!

[info]spiritgreen

February 4 2004, 17:28:15 UTC 8 years ago

yay, that was so cool, it was really helpful! the blending, and the making another layer to make it less see-through. cool! :)

[info]heychief

April 5 2004, 07:16:44 UTC 8 years ago

what i don't understand is how you consider this tutorial 'difficult'

[info]heychief

April 5 2004, 07:16:59 UTC 8 years ago

er, i meant hard, but same thing.

[info]gregariously

8 years ago

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[info]heychief

8 years ago

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[info]pensive1

April 27 2004, 09:22:20 UTC 8 years ago

OMG you are teh bomb. Thanks for posting this!

[info]regen

April 27 2004, 15:25:02 UTC 8 years ago

The only problem I seem to be having while doing something while using this tutorial is the smudge tool. I can't seem to get a really good job out of it. >.

[info]gregariously

April 27 2004, 17:14:14 UTC 8 years ago

You can also use the gradient mask. You can do this by clicking on the layer you want to blend in then go to Layers>>Add Layer Mask>>Reveal all. Then use the gradient tool and just play around with it until you get what you want.

[info]regen

8 years ago

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[info]wliberation

May 23 2004, 09:40:44 UTC 8 years ago

You don't know me, but... Can I have your babies? ;)

This tutorial just made my life sooo much easier. Thank you.

[info]loonylexie

June 6 2004, 21:52:35 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks Kat! This tutorial helped a lot, but with me when I paste them together it pastes right in the middle, so ir covers up the other picture. How to I get the image to move to the side of the other one, so it isn't smack in the middle?

[info]photosuicide

July 21 2004, 01:25:50 UTC 7 years ago

thanx so much

[info]succubusqueen13

August 4 2004, 17:11:00 UTC 7 years ago

you rock my socks!

thanks soo much for the help!

[info]sunshinebabe415

June 20 2005, 20:05:56 UTC 6 years ago

That was awesome and I just learned something new but my only problem is I have PSP 7 and I can't find the smudge tool so do you happen to know where it is or what else I can do to get rid of the line. Thanks a bunch!!

[info]simplyfrazzled

July 3 2005, 14:01:04 UTC 6 years ago

wow
defintely didn't know ANY of this!
lol
anywho...what exactly is feathering?

[info]pixxielove

September 23 2005, 01:41:06 UTC 6 years ago

I'm new to Photoshop and it wasn't hard at all for me.

[info]magical_purple

February 27 2006, 00:31:49 UTC 6 years ago

That's really pretty. Totally saving to mems.

[info]joyfulsong

March 15 2006, 18:14:39 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you! =)

[info]foreverred

May 10 2006, 18:35:50 UTC 6 years ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I had been searching and searching for a tutorial on how to do blends that didn't involve like...nine hundred steps. This is awsome!!!!!

Here's the blend I made following your steps:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/AKRedHead/jg%20icons/jgblend1.jpg

[info]magicalxangel

January 23 2007, 20:41:59 UTC 5 years ago

hi I would love to try this if the pics would show :\ can you please reupload them? :] thanks!

[info]lunar47

May 29 2007, 05:20:37 UTC 5 years ago

I as well would love to see the pics used. Any chance you would be willing to reupload them? Thank you.

[info]beunydd

January 18 2009, 23:39:31 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks for putting the images back up! Oddly enough I looked at this tut for the first time at the beginning of the month, and actually used it to make a banner ( http://seanobsession.8k.com ), and then came back to look at it again and the images were all gone :(

Have you made any new blending tutorials?

[info]pinknpuzzled

November 30 2009, 14:22:46 UTC 2 years ago

hi!
id like to try this.. but can you please upload the pics so i could see how the changes take effect and how it would look like..
please =)
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