swapping heads question

PB
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Paul Burdett
Feb 22, 2005
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Hi all,
Sorry if this is basic (or even silly!). What’s the quickest way to swap two people’s heads in a photo?
I can do it, but I think my way is too long: (actually I did it the other day in less steps than below, but can’t recall what I did!..put it down to diminishing brain cells!)

1. Open pic.
2. Duplicate the layer.
3. Make a selection of one person’s head and drag it to the other person’s body..touch up as needed.
4. Flatten and save the image under a new name.
5. Open the original pic again.
6. Duplicate the layer.
7. Make a selection of the other head and drag it to the new body.
8. Flatten and save under a different name.
9. Open both pics…make a selection of one head and drag it to the other pic.

I guess I could also use the clone tool, but I’ll try a few things now. Any help appreciated…I’m sure there’s a quicker way?
Cheers,
Paul

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PB
Paul Burdett
Feb 22, 2005
"Paul Burdett" wrote in message
Hi all,
Sorry if this is basic (or even silly!). What’s the quickest way to swap
two
people’s heads in a photo?
I can do it, but I think my way is too long: (actually I did it the other day in less steps than below, but can’t recall what I did!..put it down to diminishing brain cells!)

1. Open pic.
2. Duplicate the layer.
3. Make a selection of one person’s head and drag it to the other person’s body..touch up as needed.
4. Flatten and save the image under a new name.
5. Open the original pic again.
6. Duplicate the layer.
7. Make a selection of the other head and drag it to the new body.
8. Flatten and save under a different name.
9. Open both pics…make a selection of one head and drag it to the other pic.

I guess I could also use the clone tool, but I’ll try a few things now.
Any
help appreciated…I’m sure there’s a quicker way?
Cheers,
Paul

UPDATE: Just figured out an quicker way:
1. Open pic. 2. duplicate layer. 3. make selection of one head. 4. save selection and name it. 5. Make selection of other head and drag it to new body…fix up size, shape etc. 6. Select Background layer in layer palette.
7. load selection previously saved. 8. drag it to other body and fix up size
etc. Done!
\However…I’d be interested to hear other options.
Thanks all.
D
Dave
Feb 22, 2005
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:29:23 +1000, "Paul Burdett" wrote:

1. Open pic.
2. Duplicate the layer.
3. Make a selection of one person’s head and drag it to the other person’s body..touch up as needed.
4. Flatten and save the image under a new name.
5. Open the original pic again.
6. Duplicate the layer.
7. Make a selection of the other head and drag it to the new body.
8. Flatten and save under a different name.
9. Open both pics…make a selection of one head and drag it to the other pic.

I guess I could also use the clone tool, but I’ll try a few things now.
Any
help appreciated…I’m sure there’s a quicker way?
Cheers,
Paul

UPDATE: Just figured out an quicker way:
1. Open pic. 2. duplicate layer. 3. make selection of one head. 4. save selection and name it. 5. Make selection of other head and drag it to new body…fix up size, shape etc. 6. Select Background layer in layer palette.
7. load selection previously saved. 8. drag it to other body and fix up size
etc. Done!
\However…I’d be interested to hear other options.
Thanks all.
can really become funny if you ge mixed up
with the heads – and put them back where
they belong:-)

Dave
(I see someonle else write as Dave as well –
please don’t get mixed up:-)

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