Photoshop CS2 - Vanishing point

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Vanishing Point lets you clone, paint and transform image objects while retaining visual perspective.


For this tutorial, I created a Wood background, with a few blimishes that we are going to remove. Its the easiest way to familiarize your self with the vanishing tool. Once you are familiar with it you can use it on just about anything, and do just about any thing with it. You will love this tool...

Here is the image I am going to work with. I have circled the ares that we are going to change.

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First things first, Open the image you want to use.
Click Alt+Ctrl+V.

This is going to open its own window with your image in it.

along the left hand side you see a toolbar. Click On the box below the arrow. This is your grid.

Click once to make your starting point, a second time to make the width of the grid and a third to make the lenghth. You will notice that after the third click it will be connected for your last click. Your grid needs to over the section you are wanting to change, and it also needs to be larger than just the section.

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Next you are going to hit the clone tab. This is just like the old Photoshop, Alt+Click the place where you want to clone. You will be pleasently surprised to see that the clone is no longer just a little circle, its a little picture of what you are cloneing.

Next check yo make sure that the Healing is turned ON.
Now, remember to click at the oposite end that you want to clone. If you don't you will run out of room, and end up with lines.Make the diamitor of your bruch no wider than the board, and Hit Alt+Click in the place that you want start to clone. In this pic, I have it circled, and moved inbetween boards so you can see the clone.

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Now it is time to do your work. Move the brush around in the area you want to clone.

Then hit OK. You have now removed the knots in the wood.