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Hey there, how can I swap faces on ps? On dinosaurs face I want to add a selfie of a person. Any ideas how could I do it?
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c.pfaffenbichler • Community Expert , Aug 09, 2024 Aug 09, 2024
• place the portrait in the background image
• apply a Layer Mask to the portrait at full res
• convert that to a Smart Object
• Edit > Free Transform to scale it and place it atop a background head
• on a new Layer beneath the SO remove parts of the original head that protrude with the Remove Tool, Clone Stamp Tool, …
• add a Clipping Masked Hue/Saturation Layer atop the SO to change the skin color (and add a Layer Mask to mask out eyes and teeth for example)
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Please post the images in question.
If the perspectives roughly line up placing the human face as a Smart Object and masking and Adjustment Layers may suffice.
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That’s one of the two (or more) images.
Is the image of the human also (relatively) frontal?
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Can you please write me down step by step what did you do?
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• place the portrait in the background image
• apply a Layer Mask to the portrait at full res
• convert that to a Smart Object
• Edit > Free Transform to scale it and place it atop a background head
• on a new Layer beneath the SO remove parts of the original head that protrude with the Remove Tool, Clone Stamp Tool, …
• add a Clipping Masked Hue/Saturation Layer atop the SO to change the skin color (and add a Layer Mask to mask out eyes and teeth for example)
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Thank you so much! You are a star!
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You are welcome!
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I am struggling, is there any change you could record your screen?
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I forgot to add a new Layer before using the Remove Tool and messed up the shadow under the chin, but maybe it helps nonetheless …
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Thank you so much! You've been really helpful
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You can edit and improve the Layer Mask in the Smart Object if you should notice issues later on.
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