Magnify a small area to work on ?

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Could someone tell me how to magnify a small area of a pic to work on ?
Also, if possible how to match skintones if trying to put one head on another body (something I am doing of friends for a mates birthday !)

In PSvX, you can select the Magnify (magnifying glass icon) and click-drag it over the area you wish to magnify. In the Options area (differs in versions of PS as to location and actual working, so you may even have to go to Edit>Preferences to check) "Resize Windows to Fit" so that the magnified view will create a larger window. If "Resize… " or its equivilent is not checked, the magnifying action will work, though the window size will be equal to whatever you had to begin with, only the area shown will be small (within the area of the image), just magnified. (Not sure that what I just typed will make sense, until you see if for yourself).

As to skin-tone, if you are on PS CS, then Match Colo(u)r is a good starting point. Once you have created the image, application of Filter>Noise>Add Noise (in a small dose) will help to create the appearance, that the "texture" of the image composite is uniform. If it’s too much, upon application, just immediately go to Edit>Fade>Add Noise, and experiment with the amount of Fade.

Hope this helps,
Hunt

From: "Phil K"

Could someone tell me how to magnify a small area of a pic to work on ?

Hold down ctrl and spacebar and left click to grow it (or Alt-space-click to shrink it). To move around hold down spacebar and drag. You can do this while using most tools, saving you from switching to the Zoom tool or Hand tool every time you want to grow or reposition the image.

clone tool – be selective and avoid repeated patterns

use several sources with different opacity

let’s know how you get on 🙂

das B

"Phil K" wrote in message

Could someone tell me how to magnify a small area of a pic to work on ?
Also, if possible how to match skintones if trying to put one head on another body (something I am doing of friends for a mates birthday !)

It does indeed help, Hunt – and I thank you as a consequence ! 😉

"Hunt" wrote in message

In article <TjVDc.1178$>,

says…

Could someone tell me how to magnify a small area of a pic to work on ?
Also, if possible how to match skintones if trying to put one head on another body (something I am doing of friends for a mates birthday !)

In PSvX, you can select the Magnify (magnifying glass icon) and click-drag

it

over the area you wish to magnify. In the Options area (differs in

versions of

PS as to location and actual working, so you may even have to go to Edit>Preferences to check) "Resize Windows to Fit" so that the magnified

view

will create a larger window. If "Resize… " or its equivilent is not

checked,

the magnifying action will work, though the window size will be equal to whatever you had to begin with, only the area shown will be small (within

the

area of the image), just magnified. (Not sure that what I just typed will

make

sense, until you see if for yourself).

As to skin-tone, if you are on PS CS, then Match Colo(u)r is a good

starting

point. Once you have created the image, application of Filter>Noise>Add

Noise

(in a small dose) will help to create the appearance, that the "texture"

of

the image composite is uniform. If it’s too much, upon application, just immediately go to Edit>Fade>Add Noise, and experiment with the amount of

Fade.

Hope this helps,
Hunt

Thanks Bill. To you too – Cheers ! 😉

"Bill Hilton" wrote in message

From: "Phil K"

Could someone tell me how to magnify a small area of a pic to work on ?

Hold down ctrl and spacebar and left click to grow it (or Alt-space-click

to

shrink it). To move around hold down spacebar and drag. You can do this

while

using most tools, saving you from switching to the Zoom tool or Hand tool

every

time you want to grow or reposition the image.

Thanks Bagal. Good advice !

"bagal" wrote in message

clone tool – be selective and avoid repeated patterns

use several sources with different opacity

let’s know how you get on 🙂

das B

"Phil K" wrote in message

Could someone tell me how to magnify a small area of a pic to work on ?
Also, if possible how to match skintones if trying to put one head on another body (something I am doing of friends for a mates birthday !)