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How do i change cloth pattern but keep the folds and shadows?


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David Gibson

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Hi

My neighbour wants me to print and frame a photo of her baby daughter, but i am not too happy with the blanket that she is lying on, it has a striped pattern and a dull cream colour. Please can you tell me how i can change the pattern of the blanket to just plain white but keep the shadows of the folds on the blanket.

I've tried looking for tutorials via Google but don't give good step-by-step instructions.

Your help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Dave.
 
Dave, and example would really help, you can post the image here.
My first though would be to isolate the blanket as a selection on a new layer, and individually neutralize each color with Hue & Saturation or some other tool.
You're probably not going to get plain white but maybe a white pattern, gotta see it.

Post the image and we can tell you better
 
Steve, many thanks for the reply!

I have attached an example below of the pattern of the background; ideally i would like it to be plain white while preserving the folds in the material if its possible? I am using Photoshop CS2.


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I assumed a multicolor blanket.
What you're starting with is better that I would have expected to get.
The lines are the same colors as the shadows in the folds and you can't select the line without selecting the shadows too.
Clone stamp would work on a small area but it will look terrible on a large area.

I think you need to re-shoot it.
 
View attachment 1521I would try creating a new layer with a solid color like red or pink and changing the layer mode to color (perhaps another mode but I would play around with that idea) you'll stiil have the pattern of lines though but the selection might no be so tough? selection could be better the psd d has a whiter version

just a fast test View attachment 1520
 
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The way of doing it is easy. Use the healing brush tool. Here is a quick go, If you spend more time on it than 5 mins, it will look perfect!

View attachment 1523

Or you could do a post in the work threads, and pay somebody like me to do it for you! ;)
 
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Thanks guys for all the help! I had a go at cloning the lines out (it was painful!), this left some awkward looking lines on the background, so i used the light setting on the smudge tool and did a circular motion on the backgound, it surprisingly turned out really nice and now gives the background a nice satin-folded look to it. What do you think?

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Sprucemagoo1, i tried the healing brush tool, and boy that could have saved me loads of time instead of using the clone tool!! Oh, well we live and learn and at least i know something new now :o)
 
Glad I could have been some help. The good thing about the healing brush tool, is that it annalises the surrounding textures, and incorporates them into the healed area, making it look as close to perfect as possible. Though I must say that you have given the said blanket a rather nice look, though I would advise you create a layer mask first so you don't blur any of the baby. Cover your ears now, I'm going to blow my own trumpet. Although I am probably the best photoshoper in the world, I started out watching youtube tuts and had to practice on gimpshop, most of what I know on photoshop has been learned by trial and error, and would always recommend that other people do the same. I say this simply because if you get told how to do something exactly, how will you stumble on how to do different effects by accident.
 
David Gibson said:
Thanks guys for all the help! I had a go at cloning the lines out (it was painful!), this left some awkward looking lines on the background, so i used the light setting on the smudge tool and did a circular motion on the backgound, it surprisingly turned out really nice and now gives the background a nice satin-folded look to it. What do you think?

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I like the result, i think it looks fine..

However, if i was you i would use a quick mask selection to stay off the babys clothes but im sure you already know that.. Nice result with the Smudge tool..

I also like Spruces idea to get rid of the lines..
 
For the intended use of this project, the results were more than good. :)

Masking, masking...masking! Without good masks, it's really hard to do good corrections. If I could pass on ONE bit of PhotoShop knowledge I've learned the last 13 years...making good masks would be it.
 
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