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Change a Washed Out Sky?

May 4, 2012 9:16 AM

I have an image that has a washed out sky, almost white in color. I wanted to change the sky but do not have another copy of the image at a different time of day to be able to blend in a different look. There is also a tree in one corner of the image that covers part of the sky making it more difficult to drop the sky out and add a new one. Does anyone have a good suggestion on how to change the look of the sky either by replacing or adding to the existing one? Thank you.

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  • David__B
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    1. David__B,
    May 4, 2012 10:46 AM   in reply to GulfCoast
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    Hi GulfCoast,

     

    Its hard to know the best approach without seeing the actual image but my inclination would be something like this

     

    1. Create a new empty layer on top of the stack for the sky

    2. Create a selection of the sky area, possibly a just a long rectangle using the rectangular marquee

    3. Add a gradient in the layer within the selection, have the gradient vertical and light at the bottom

    4. Change the Blend Mode of the sky layer to Multiply

     

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  • GulfCoast
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    2. GulfCoast,
    May 4, 2012 11:30 AM   in reply to David__B
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    Awesome David. Thank you for your help. Very nice and very simple.

     
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