Specific Speech bubble removal please

[Oerba]

Would it be possible to remove the speech bubble top right corner? I’d like to use the painting as a background.

 

[Rich54]

Here's a try.

 

[Oerba]

Here's a try.

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Thank you very much!

 

[JeffK]

Rich54 did a great job as always. I was curious how AI would interpret it. As usual, there were several variations and I just chose one that was the closest follow to the
artwork..

 

[Rich54]

For my first pass, I selected the oval shape of the bubble, copied that to a new layer and changed the blend to Multiply. That did a very good job of restoring the underlying colors, leaving only the text and stroke to deal with. I wonder what AI would do if you start it off with the Multiply adjustment already present.

 

[[ iLLuSioN ]]

My try...

 

[Babine]

As suggested by Rich54, (Thanks), I started with a selection of the bubble, copied it to a new layer and changed the blend mode to Multiply. I then selected the text within this layer and applied Generative Fill to remove it and used the Spot Heasling Brush to remove the outer border. Comparing these results with the original, there were areas within the GF layer that did not match. These were added back with the Clone Tool and ended with a touch of Sharpening to add contrast.

 

[JeffK]

For my first pass, I selected the oval shape of the bubble, copied that to a new layer and changed the blend to Multiply. That did a very good job of restoring the underlying colors, leaving only the text and stroke to deal with. I wonder what AI would do if you start it off with the Multiply adjustment already present.

It would no doubt be another algorithmic guess. Although I often marvel at what AI can do, I still admire craftsmanship of the older tools. I might like convenience -but I prefer more of a hands-on-approach. With pieces like this, the aesthetics and acceptance are dependent on the OP's eye. Otherwise I'm still seeing renderings of six-fingered hands...