MartinL Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Yesterday I had to idea of playing with one of my photo I did in fall 2017. I had the idea of mixing a fictionnal character with a real life photo. In the process I learned something new which is always a good thing. I learned to cut and copy my character from a picture and paste it on my photo. Now I have no idea what to do to make the character blend in the photo. Here's what I did so far. What should I do next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Play with layer blending modes and the opacity settings. MartinL 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazie Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I’d look at the white balance prior to blending. The Forest is kinda warm green, whilst the character is more cool blue. I’d be getting the character closer to the scenery. MartinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 3, 2018 Staff Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hi MartinL, Usually most problems come from differences in the light sources/positions between the original image and the element/subject you want to insert - which are translated in shadows pointing in different directions (and shading of the subject) and differences in colour balance/contrast between the original and inserted item. Depending on the images/inserted item, sometimes noise, different resolution and other issues may also cause problems. You can use Live Adjustments to cope with most contrast/colour changes, however shadows must be built from scratch unless the light source/position of both image and inserted item/element(s) match. In the case of your image the light source/position of both isn't that bad: on the background image the light comes from the top, while on the character it comes from the top left however It has no projected shadow (on the floor) which is one of the things that will help to integrate it better witihn the background. The colours of the character also seem way to blueish (and a little dark) compared to the background/light. Those would be the first things i would take care off. MartinL and Grazie 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 I'm a total beginner at modifying photos and even taking them (I'm better at taking than modifying lol) so all those advices are a bit over my capabilities so I'll check them out and ask more questions. Thank you for the advices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, MartinL said: I'm a total beginner You would definitely like the Photo Workbook :-) Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, Pšenda said: You would definitely like the Photo Workbook :-) Not available in french. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Some things are also (more or less good) explained and showed in the online help (French Online help). Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 3, 2018 Staff Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hi MartinL, Are you already aware of the Official Affinity Photo Video Tutorials here? They cover most of Affinity Photo features/functionality. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi MartinL, Are you already aware of the Official Affinity Photo Video Tutorials here? They cover most of Affinity Photo features/functionality. I've been subscribed to Affinity YouTube channel since I bought the software. I subscribed to Affinity Revolution channel this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikinger Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Bonjour. Pour rester simple, vous avez un personnage aux tons froids dans un décor aux tons chauds. Donc, corriger la balance sur le personnage. Comme MEB vous explique, il faut ajouter les ombres légères au personnage. Ce personnage implanté, en lévitation, un point difficile à traiter et très courant. Placer le personnage dans tout petit plus haut dans l'image, afin de laisser un peu plus d'espace en avant. C'est courageux de présenter vos premiers essais. Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Ok this is what I did so far. I started by taking a better picture of him in a more lighted area. I added a shadow below him and added gaussian blur to it. I added a white balance filter to make his color more orangish (hope I typed it correct). At this point I'm not sure if I should add 0.1px of gaussian blur to the entire character to make him blend a little bit more. So far I like the result but I would like your opinions too. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Very good MartinL 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikinger Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Il y a 37 minutes, MartinL a dit: Ok c'est ce que j'ai fait jusqu'ici. ........... . À ce stade, je ne suis pas sûr si je devrais ajouter 0.1px de flou gaussien à l'ensemble du personnage pour le faire se fondre un peu plus. Jusqu'à présent, j'aime le résultat mais j'ai aussi vos opinions. ......... Good evening The resumption of your work is, in my opinion, very successful. The character is in perfect harmony with the environment. The character's shadow is natural. This levitation effect is no longer felt. it's beautiful. You took the character away and thought to reduce his size. Congratulations! No, don't add any Gaussian blur to the character. A landscape image must be sharp in all shots, so must the character. The work is done. Yours sincerely. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (Sorry) MartinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Wikinger said: Good evening The resumption of your work is, in my opinion, very successful. The character is in perfect harmony with the environment. The character's shadow is natural. This levitation effect is no longer felt. it's beautiful. You took the character away and thought to reduce his size. Congratulations! No, don't add any Gaussian blur to the character. A landscape image must be sharp in all shots, so must the character. The work is done. Yours sincerely. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (Sorry) Je suis francophone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikinger Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Il y a 3 minutes, MartinL a dit: Je suis francophone. Ahh! Super! Je me sens pas seul MartinL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 27 minutes ago, Wikinger said: The character's shadow is natural. Osobně bych nedělal ten stín tak výrazný. Neodpovídá to světelným poměrům okolí. Cesta je zastíněna stromy, a světlo je tak rozptýlené listy. Takže tam nikde není žádné přímé slunce, které by mohlo vrhat tak silný/tmavý stín. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smadell Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Please take this as (hopefully) helpful, not as negative criticism. But, I still think the character looks pasted in rather than like he was there all along. To me, the character is still too blue, too dark, and too contrasty. I downloaded your second picture, created a second layer called "Character" by masking out the character, and added a bunch of adjustments and live filters. Mostly, I warmed up the color, and de-emphasized the shadows (with a Levels adjustment and a Shadows and Highlights filter). I also went ahead and added a 0.1 pixel Gaussian blur to the character, because the surrounding forest is not as focused as the character is, and this also makes him stand out as "not real." Here's my take on it (with the Layers panel brought over the picture for info purposes). MartinL 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023}; 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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