[tn-moths] Photoshop: Repairing damaged moths
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:18:14 -0700 (PDT)
Photoshop makes it easy to fix moths with damaged wings, especially when they
are shot against a relatively simple background such as a white sheet or in
this case, a sheet of white paper.
This moth is missing a significant chunk of its right forewing.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/1.jpg
Using the Lasso Tool, I selected a portion of the the undamaged left forewing.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/2.jpg
Copy that selection by using Ctrl + c and then immediately paste it by using
Crtl + v. Flip the selection by going to Edit/Transform/Flip Horizontal.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/3.jpg
Use the Move Tool to move the selection to the right wing. Once you're happy
with the placement, flatten the layers (Shift + Ctrl + e). Zoom into the seam
between the original wing and the selection and if necessary, use the Clone
Tool to clean up any obvious seams.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/4.jpg
You can do the same thing with an irregular background but that requires some
skill at making a detailed selection.
I'm not very good at writing tutorials so if you have any questions, please
ask.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
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