That you actually notice this stuff means you're already five steps ahead. Some people will merge two completely different pictures with rough edges, no positioning whatsoever etc. left intact and leave it so, deeming their work done. Pfeh.
A protip from semi-newb (though a fellow PSP user, too): use and abuse feathering. Its potential is incredible, especially combined with point-to-point selections.
Another protip: Clone Brush is the best tool on Earth.
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I did some edge fixing for fun. Nothing thorough, just some tweaking here and there to kill the boredom. Not that I could do any drastic changes without access to layers...
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Thanks Cast, that is better
I only used three ingredients, the girl, the wood, and the city wall background
This is the girl, as Phlebas says she's crying out to be crucified
Her hand's at the wrong angle, and her feet are right under her bum, which Apostate loves, among others, but this time I played it safe and left her feet off the bottom.
The wood was from the right hand of these two posts (there's some woman standing in front of the other one, and it's at the wrong angle):
Might not have been the best choice but I thought the lighting was similar.
And here's the city wall
Please don't be bored - feel free to show me how it should be done!!
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Drink and sex...I wouldn't have thought of that, Tree, but now you mention it, how true!!If that is your first shot welcome to Crux Forums puberty!!!
You did well. I don't know what program you are using or it you are using layers (Tree does not because he is a Neanderthal) but most have some sort of a blend tool that really merges the picture you drop in into the background. You do lose a bit of detail but drink a bit and have some sex and it just doesn't matter...
T
That's certainly the advice that I'll enjoy following the most, puts feathers and layers into a new context, anyway.
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