You can zoom your photo in as close as you need to for this part. I like to start with the hard circle edges, and then work in to the details. Use that black brush to hide the excess parts of the new layer. If the white box is in the front, just click “X” to toggle back and forth between black and white. When you are turning part of the layer off, you need to make sure that the brush is the OPPOSITE color of the mask (white reveals, black conceals). You want your brush to be black, because your layer mask is white. Layer masks are really awesome! They allow you to show parts of that layer or hide them. If you can find something near the edge of the new part and the old part that is the same in both photos, this can make things a lot easier.īring the opacity of the layer back up to 100%, and add a mask to the layer. In the photos I worked with, I tried to line the mom’s fingers up exactly. Select the move tool, and move the layer around until things are as lined up as possible. I like to decrease the opacity of that layer so I can line things up a little bit easier. Go back to your original photo, and paste the selection there. This is easy to take off later, but if you have to add more on, you can’t do anything except start over. You’ll want to leave extra room, and make the circle fairly large. Use the lasso to draw a loose circle around the part of the photo that you want to move. The instructions will indicate shortcuts in parenthesis (L) to help speed things up as you as you try these techniques on your own photos. You can click right on the lasso in the menu, or click “L” as a shortcut.
Method #1įor the first method, we are going to use the Lasso Tool. Select the photo that you want to swap a head FROM. Ready to see how to combine two photos to make that perfect photo? Let’s get started! First, open the two photos you want to work on in Photoshop. If you are using an older version of Photoshop, the techniques should work the same, but your screen may look slightly different. If you are using a different editing program, these methods may not work for you. I am using Photoshop CS6 for this demonstration. I’ve even included a demo video at the end, if you want to watch the tips in action. If all it takes to make it great is a little head swap, well, today is your lucky day! I’m going to show you two techniques, for quick and easy head swapping. Sometimes you get that photo that is almost perfect.
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