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Tutorial: AKVIS Chameleon

Snowy windserfing

 

This tutorial is created in Adobe Photoshop but you can use any photo editor compatible with AKVIS Chameleon
background image snowboarders photo collage

  • Step 1. Open an image with the snowboarders.
    snowboarders
  • Step 2. Select the object with any selection tool (Lasso, for example). The selection does not have to be precise.
    select a fragment

    Call AKVIS -> Chameleon – Grab Fragment from the Filter menu of the photo editor to save the fragment into the clipboard. You will see a message saying that the fragment has been saved.

  • Step 3. Open the background image.
    choose the backgound image
  • Step 4. Select the command Filter –> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Make Collage. AKVIS Chameleon plugin will open and you will see the background image and the fragment over it.
    AKVIS Chameleon window

    By default the Montage mode is active. We continue working in this mode.

  • Step 5. Select the Transform tool in the Toolbox and adjust the position of the snowborders on the background.
  • Step 6. Select the Drop Area Tool and Keep Area Tool draw the outlines as shown below.
    draw the outlines
  • Step 7. Click on the button run to start the process of collage creation. The result will be shown in the After tab. You can switch between the tabs using the button Tab. If you are not satisfied with the result, switch to Before tab and draw the contours more accurately. Then press the button run again.
  • Step 8. Click on apply to apply the result and close the plugin window and see our collage.
    photo collage

 

 
Workspace Workspace
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
   — 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
   — Bird in the Sky: B&W + color — Bird in the Sky: B&W + color
   — 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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