Chris Lacey's Art Blog

PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL ONE

1. Using the crop tool I removed the border
2. Using the clone stamp tool I removed the crack in the bottom left corner
3. Using the spot healing brush tool I removed the blemish on the pear
4. I then changed the colour of the background using the magic wand tool and using the hue and saturation tool
5. Using the clone stamp tool I copied the leaf at the bottom and placed another next to it

Here is the finished result. I found using the clone stamp tool really useful as it cleared up all the errors in my image. However I think the two leaves at the bottom should look a little bit different, I also think the background colour makes the image look a bit floaty.

PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL TWO

1. Using the crop tool selection box I selected the part of the picture that I wanted and rotated the image and cropped the border
2. Using brightness and contrast I improved the image quality of the picture
3. Using the stamp tool I removed the boat in the background and replaced it with waves
4. I then selected the sky with the magic wand tool and pasted into with the clouds picture
5. I then changed the opacity of the clouds to make them look them more realistic
   

Here is the finished picture. I'm very happy with the quality of the water were I have removed the boat. However I think the contrast could look a little bit better I also think the colours are very washed out as well.