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Tutorial: AKVIS Chameleon

Autumn collage

 

We have chosen these two photos to create a photo collage: a photo of a poplar against the autumn sky and a photo of a charming girl.

We open the photos in Adobe Photoshop.

Poplar  against the sky Portrait of a girl

First we go to the photo of the girl and call the command Edit – Transform – Flip Horizontal to mirror the portrait vertically.

Then select this picture with Ctrl+A.

Call AKVIS -> Chameleon – Grab Fragment from the Filter menu of the photo editor.

If everything is done correctly you’ll see a message that the selected fragment is saved into the clipboard.

Next open the photo of the poplar and call AKVIS -> Chameleon – Make Collage from the menu Filters.

The AKVIS Chameleon window will open. This window will contain the background image and the pasted object.

Select Blend mode from the drop-down menu in the Settings Panel.

Use the Transform tool from the Toolbox to change the size, the position, and the rotation angle of the pasted fragment on the background image.

Press the button to begin the collage creation process. If you are satisfied with the result, press the button to apply the collage to the photo. The plug-in window will close and the photo will appear in the photo editor.

After AKVIS Chameleon

We think the photo collage will look better if we make it a bit lighter with the Levels command. But before applying this command we should merge the layers, otherwise the command will be applied only to the layer with the girl.
Well, first we call the command Layer - Merge Layers, then select the command Adjustments - Levels in the menu Image. In the Levels dialog box we move the slider of the white point to the left to approx 200 and press the button OK.

the Levels dialog box

As a result we have the following photo collage: a poplar, a blue sky and the contour of the girl's face.

 

 
Workspace Workspace
How It Works How It Works
Montage Mode Montage Mode
   — Photo Hunting — Photo Hunting
   — Snow Windserfing — Snow Windserfing
   — Serenade for a Gull — Serenade for a Gull
   — Happy Easter! — Happy Easter!
Chameleon Mode Chameleon Mode
   — To Sail Beyond the Sunset — To Sail Beyond the Sunset
   — Changing Appearance — Changing Appearance
   — Try on a Tattoo — Try on a Tattoo
   — Monkey and a Mask — Monkey and a Mask
   — Coffee postage stamp — Coffee postage stamp
   — Lemonade Label — Lemonade Label
   — Chameleon in the Fire — Chameleon in the Fire
   — The Flying Dutch — The Flying Dutch
   — Flowers and a Cat — Flowers and a Cat
   — Elephant in the Savanna — Elephant in the Savanna
   — Archeological Reconstruction — Archeological Reconstruction
   — The Swan Lake — The Swan Lake
   — An Earth View — An Earth View
   — Collage with a Girl — Collage with a Girl
   — Help the Dove — Help the Dove
   — A Girl in the Sunset — A Girl in the Sunset
   — A Greeting Card — A Greeting Card
   — Moonlight Sonata — Moonlight Sonata
   — Enliven the Scenery — Enliven the Scenery
   — Photo Collage in Corel Photo-Paint — Photo Collage in Corel Photo-Paint
Blend Mode Blend Mode
   — Wood Painting — Wood Painting
   — Creating a Greeting Postcard — Creating a Greeting Postcard
   — Valentine Card — Valentine Card
   — Autumn Collage — Autumn Collage
   — Butterfly on the Wall — Butterfly on the Wall
   — Dove in the Fire — Dove in the Fire
   — Fantastic Collage — Fantastic Collage
   — Blazing Photo of a Girl — Blazing Photo of a Girl
   — A Wedding Photo Collage — A Wedding Photo Collage
   — Fairy Tale Illustration — Fairy Tale Illustration
   — Ripe Cherries — Ripe Cherries
   — Sky Swapping — Sky Swapping
   — Creative Design in Paint Shop Pro — Creative Design in Paint Shop Pro
   — Time Goes by Like Water — Time Goes by Like Water
   — Wallpaper with a Leopard — Wallpaper with a Leopard
Emersion Mode Emersion Mode
   — For Graffiti Fans — For Graffiti Fans

 

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