{"id":1193,"date":"2011-12-22T17:04:13","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T17:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/extending-a-background-in-cs5-with-the-content-aware-tool\/"},"modified":"2011-12-22T17:04:13","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T17:04:13","slug":"extending-a-background-in-cs5-with-the-content-aware-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/extending-a-background-in-cs5-with-the-content-aware-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending a Background in CS5 with the Content-Aware Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Photoshop tutorial by Art Director and founder of Pureworks<\/a>, Victoria Jordan.
\nIn this tutorial we\u2019ll be exploring the Content-Aware options in CS5. These will bring a lot of relief for anyone who has ever become frustrated when trying to extend a background. In contrast to the cold winter months ahead, we’ll use this beautiful, summery photo of a sunset in a field<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Content-Aware Fill….<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a beautiful landscape that I wish was bigger so I\u2019m going to increase the width of the canvas (Image > Canvas Size). This leaves me with white areas on both sides of the image.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll select the white areas with the Magic Wand and hit Delete. The dialog box that comes up will look like this.<\/p>\n

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Under contents, click on the \u201cUse\u201d drop down menu and select Content-Aware\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026and hit OK.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, Photoshop did a pretty good fill, though there are some things that I\u2019d like to fix. Even so, it\u2019s still a GREAT place to start when you want to extend a background. Depending on the type of extension I\u2019m looking for, I can go back and play with the blending mode in the dialog box, and see what works best for me.<\/p>\n

Content-Aware Healing…<\/strong>
\nLet\u2019s start again with the original image. I want to remove the two taller flowers in the foreground so I select the Spot Healing Brush, and make sure that the option in the Essentials menu bar is set to Content-Aware.<\/p>\n

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I paint over the flower I want to remove. (Sometimes it\u2019s better to paint a more random shape, it makes the tool bring in elements from the background in a less repetitive way.)<\/p>\n

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Now the landscape has been continued in the back ground, and most of the flower has been erased.<\/p>\n

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Now, I\u2019ll remove the second flower.<\/p>\n

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Now, I want to fix the background where the second flower used to be so I repeat the same steps.<\/p>\n

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The last thing I want to do is remove the flower buds from where they appeared when I erased the original tall flowers, so I\u2019ll use the tool again, but paint over smaller areas.<\/p>\n

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There are still places that I\u2019d like to tweak, but I\u2019d probably go back to my old standard, the Clone stamp and other tools to clean them up. Hopefully, however, this new feature of CS5 will make your life a lot easier and save you some time and frustration when cleaning up a photo. And it\u2019s not only great for landscapes, it\u2019s great for cleaning up blemishes and shadows on portraits. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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RELATED POSTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photoshop Hack: How to Punch Up the Vibrancy of a Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Quick Tip: Sharpen Your Image in Photoshop with a High Pass Filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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