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I want to add snow to a picture
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Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:03 pmby tootie501
I have a photo of two little girls outside in their snowsuits. There is snow on the ground, but none on the evergreen tree behind them. Is there a technique I can use to add some snow (just a little - for effect) to the tree so it can be used as a Christmas card? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:08 pmby jenclark
Maybe move the girls and the snow to another background....maybe one that has snow covered trees. I would think that is the best option without seeing your photo.
Why don't you post the picture and maybe some great minds on here can come up with a solution.
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:27 pmby tootie501
Thanks Jen - moving them to a different photo is what I was thinking. Here is the picture - any other ideas?
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:56 pmby Wags
Cute picture! I think a new background might be the easiest solution - or maybe you could clone some in from another photo?
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:10 pmby tootie501
Thanks so much for the suggestions. I ended up inserting a different background and here is the final product!
- girls-in-snow.jpg (60.7 KiB) Viewed 2292 times
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:11 pmby jenclark
Now that is just awesome! Those girls are adorable.
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:00 amby rob1964
Very nice, great job.
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:46 amby suzib
super job!!! looks great
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:29 amby Inspeqtor
I just read this for the first time. You did a great job adding a new background!
If you still want to experiment with snow, awhile back I asked on the PET forum about adding snow; Wendy replied with the following:
Experiment with this:
Get the magic wand and click on a few areas of your image ... you are aiming to get the sort of selection I have in the top image.
Then create a new layer. Layer>New>Layer
and fill the selection with white... (you may need to blur it just a little).
You can then duplicate the snow layer and move it around your image ... erase parts that you don't need and build up snow in areas you want more ..
Re: I want to add snow to a picture
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:43 amby tootie501
Charles, the technique you demonstrated is exactly what I was looking for when I first posted this question. While I am really happy with my "blended snowy background photo", I am going to save this information for next time. Thanks so much for this info.