D23 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hi Folks I seem to remember there was a video tutorial on extending part of an image but I can't find it. To explain let's say I have an image: just a subject and backgroud, maybe a dog on a beach. However, the dog's head is too close to the top of the image for composition purposes. I'm sure I've seen a tutorial where you can drag the top of the image up (just the sand) without stretching the rest of the image. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 You could extend the canvas (Document > Resize Canvas) to give more space at the top, then use either the Clone tool or the Inpainting tool to fill it in. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D23 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, John Rostron said: You could extend the canvas (Document > Resize Canvas) to give more space at the top, then use either the Clone tool or the Inpainting tool to fill it in. John Yes, I'd thought of that but t wasn't as neat as the other method. But following your suggestion I've just found the particular video I was thinking of: 'Canvas resizing'. At 2.18 it describes the method in question. Thank you. (Affinity Photo is excellent - I don't need the extortionatly expensive Photoshop any longer. Trouble is that I do need Lightroom. Maybe Affinity will sometime come up with a replacement for that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I am assuming you are using Affinity Photo. For something like that beach example, use the Mesh Warp Tool. After selected, double click on the side of the selection where the sand would meet the horizon. This will add a horizontal line right on its path. Now take both ends of that line, and just drag them up. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D23 Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Bri-Toon said: I am assuming you are using Affinity Photo. For something like that beach example, use the Mesh Warp Tool. After selected, double click on the side of the selection where the sand would meet the horizon. This will add a horizontal line right on its path. Now take both ends of that line, and just drag them up. The problem with that method is that it stretches, thus distorts the entire image. The method I used is shown in the tutorial video 'Canvas resizing' at 2.18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hello D23, Maybe this video will help you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JobBoyzgmh4&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D23 Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Yes, that's useful. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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