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Hi Everyone. I'm new to Afinnity but, so far, after watching the tutorials, am very impressed by the product. I often find myself shooting birds in thick forest regions. The branches can absolutely kill the shot  (attached - "Before" is a Limpkin shot at Corkscrew Sanctuary in Naples, Florida). I used both the Clone and Inpainting brush tools to remove the branches with the result shown below ("After"). I'm not happy with the smudging and discolouration that resulted. Should I be trying a different approach to removing these pesky branches? There must be a better way given the obvious power of this editing tool.

 

Thanks all!

 

 

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Givven the circumstances, I think that the tools have done an excellent job!

 

John

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My attempt with the clone tool

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12 minutes ago, firstdefence said:

My attempt with the clone tool

 

Looks like the bird lost a leg :/

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Likewise with the clone tool - I also found his beak

 

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50 minutes ago, dutchshader said:

Looks like the bird lost a leg :/

It be a Pirate Limpkin pirate.gif

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Everyone,

 

I've enjoyed the replies, especially the ones about pirates and limpy limpkins. It seems that I simply need to refine my skills with the Clone tool. Lets just say that once I get a leg up, I'll be on my way to fixing these problem areas. Thanks guys. I learned something and had a good laugh :) too.

 

Paul

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42 minutes ago, Tom McDonald said:

Late comment, but did you try the inpainting tool? Worth a try.

All the best.

 

That's what he started out with Tom.

 

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10 hours ago, Tom McDonald said:

Late comment, but did you try the inpainting tool? Worth a try.

All the best.

 

Judging by the postings here it's not a patch on the clone tool!

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14 hours ago, IanSG said:

Judging by the postings here it's not a patch on the clone tool!

lol! I hope that was a pun intended lol but inpainting works well you just have to pick the right subject for the tool. With the birds repeat patterning the clone tool works well, but with a big blob of green the inpaint tool will struggle.

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11 minutes ago, Tom McDonald said:

Hi all,

Apologies for suggesting the in painting tool when you had first tried it.

Teach me to try and speed read late at night.

Cheers

Tom

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