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Going, going, gone – Using the Vanishing Point Tools
The new Vanishing Point feature solves a problem you may have worked to avoid in the past. In fact, retouching photos with dramatic perspective used to be so tedious that many people would find another image rather than attempt it. Now it is almost ridiculous how easy it is to retouch images with any kind of perspective.
Using the Vanishing Point feature, I created a grid to make the angle of the boards on this wood deck. I then used the clone stamp to remove the rope at the top of the photo. (See finished result below)
Here’s the few steps needed to successfully remove an object on top of a wood deck, where the boards recede in perspective:
- Open an image that requires some retouching of elements that are in perspective (buildings, boxes, etc.)
- Go to Filter > Vanishing Point on the main menu.
- Adjust the four corners of the light blue starter grid so it mirrors the angle of your image.
- You can create several planes if needed to mimic the contours of the objects you are working on. In this case, one plane is all that’s needed.
- Once the grid(s) are setup, you can use the clone stamp to clone away areas. You get several options with the clone stamp inside the Vanishing Point interface, and after your initial sample (ALT-click) you will see a nice preview of the way your cloned area will look before you paint.
- Once you are happy with your results, click OK and the edits are applied to your original document. Often it just takes seconds to remove an object that would have taken many steps to remove convincingly.
Zac earned his BFA in graphic design at New MexicoStateUniversity. In the years before college, he wrote, drew, and published comic books. In the years since college, he's worked as a graphic designer for three large B2B distributors creating catalogs, web sites, and multimedia presentations.