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Tutorial: AKVIS Chameleon

Creating a photo collage in Corel Photo-Paint

 

The example was made in the old version of the Chameleon plug-in.
Now the technique of using AKVIS Chameleon is different, but the result will be the same.

Consult the article "Chameleon mode" to get the same result with the new version. In the older versions (before v.5.0) this mode was called Standard and applied automatically right after you launch the plugin from the menu Filter.

 

  • Step 1. Open two images to create a photo collage in Corel Photo-Paint. We have chosen an image of a mountain-skier and a sunset sky. The idea is to select the mountain-skier, paste him into the sunset sky image and apply the plug-in AKVIS Chameleon to adjust the color scheme of the skier to the background. After AKVIS Chameleon the mountain-skier will not look alien to the surroundings any longer.
    mountain-skier sunset sky
  • Step 2. Select the Magnetic Mask Tool in the Toolbar and deactivate the check box Anti-aliasing in its Options bar. Start selecting the skier following the edges of the figure.
    Select the skier with the  Magnetic Mask Tool

    Close the selection contour. As a result the unselected areas (the sky and the snow) will be filled with semi-trasparent red.

    The skier selected with the Magnetic Mask Tool
  • Step 3. Copy the selection (the command Edit->Copy) and paste it into the sunset sky image by using the command Edit -> Paste->Paste as New Selection.
    Paste the skier into the sunset sky
  • Step 4. Activate the Object Pick Tool in the Toolbar and move the skier a bit.
    Move the skier
  • Step 5. Call the command Mask->Invert twice. By sight nothing has changed but without this command the plug-in AKVIS Chameleon will not work in Corel Photo-Paint.
  • Step 6. Call the plug-in AKVIS Chameleon (the command Effects -> AKVIS -> Chameleon).
    The skier after the plug-in AKVIS Chameleon
  • Step 7. Remove the mask with the command Mask -> Remove) and the photo collage is ready.
    photo collage
  •  

 
How It Works How It Works
Montage Mode Montage Mode
   — Photo Hunting — Photo Hunting
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
   — 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
   — Lemonade Label — Lemonade Label
   — Archeological Reconstruction — Archeological Reconstruction
   — The Swan Lake — The Swan Lake
   — Monkey and a Mask — Monkey and a Mask
   — An Earth View — An Earth View
   — Collage with a Girl — Collage with a Girl
   — Coffee postage stamp — Coffee postage stamp
   — Fantasy Collage — Fantasy Collage
   — 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
   — 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
   — Butterfly on the Wall — Butterfly on the Wall
   — Bird in the Sky: B&W + color — Bird in the Sky: B&W + color
   — Sky Swapping — Sky Swapping
   — Autumn Collage — Autumn Collage
   — 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

 

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