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Removing a Textured Pattern from a Scanned Photo - 5 Minute Digital Fix

 
< P > O n e o f t h e m o s t c o m m o n p r o b l e m s w h e n d e a l i n g w i t h s c a n n e d p h o t o g r a p h s a s p a r t o f a d i g i t a l r e s t o r a t i o n a c t i v i t y i s t h a t a f t e r s c a n n i n g , t h e d i g i t a l i m a g e a p p e a r s t o h a v e a < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > t o i t . < / P > < P > T h i s i s o f t e n c a u s e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t t h e p h o t o g r a p h i n q u e s t i o n h a s b e e n p r i n t e d o n < B > t e x t u r e d p h o t o g r a p h i c p a p e r < / B > . < / P > < P > T h i s a r t i c l e w i l l s h o w y o u h o w t o r e m o v e t h e u n - d e s i r a b l e p a t t e r n e f f e c t w i t h o u t s i g n i f i c a n t l y l o o s i n g a n y o f t h e i m p o r t a n t i m a g e d e t a i l . < / P > < P > T h e p r o b l e m a t i c p h o t o m a y w e l l b e a n o l d < B > b l a c k a n d w h i t e < / B > , < B > s e p i a < / B > , o r e v e n a m o r e m o d e r n < B > c o l o u r < / B > p h o t o g r a p h . < / P > < P > ( I r e m e m b e r K o d a k i n t r o d u c i n g t h e i r S i l k f i n i s h p r i n t s m a n y y e a r s a g o p r i n t e d o n a s i l k y s h e e n t e x t u r e d p a p e r ! ) . < / P > < P > T h e e x a m p l e i m a g e o n o u r w e b - s i t e i s a n o l d b l a c k a n d w h i t e w e d d i n g p h o t o g r a p h t h a t h a s b e e n p r i n t e d o n a < B > t e x t u r e d p a p e r < / B > . < / P > < P > I f y o u l o o k c l o s e l y a t t h e w h i t e c o r n i c e b e h i n d t h e b r i d e a n d g r o o m y o u c a n c l e a r l y s e e t h a t t h e < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > o f t h e p h o t o g r a p h i c p a p e r h a s b e e n < B > f a i t h f u l l y < / B > r e - p r o d u c e d d u r i n g t h e < B > s c a n n i n g < / B > o f t h e p h o t o . < / P > < P > B e f o r e w e c o m m e n c e a n y m a j o r r e s t o r a t i o n w o r k w e w o u l d l i k e t o r e m o v e a s m u c h o f t h e u n - d e s i r a b l e < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > a s i s p o s s i b l e . < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 1 < / B > < / P > < P > O p e n t h e i m a g e u p i n < B > A d o b e P h o t o s h o p < / B > a n d t h e f i r s t s t e p i s t o c r e a t e a < B > d u p l i c a t e ( c o p y ) l a y e r < / B > o f t h e o r i g i n a l i m a g e b y s e l e c t i n g < B > L a y e r - & g t ; D u p l i c a t e L a y e r . . < / B > a n d g i v e t h e n e w l a y e r a n a p p r o p r i a t e n a m e . < / P > < P > Z o o m i n c l o s e e n o u g h t o g e t a n a p p r e c i a t i o n o f h o w s e v e r e t h e < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > i s , b u t k e e p s o m e p i c t u r e d e t a i l v i s i b l e ( e s p e c i a l l y p e o p l e ' s f a c e s ) s o t h a t y o u c a n e a s i l y j u d g e h o w w e l l t h e t e x t u r e r e m o v a l i s p r o c e e d i n g w i t h o u t l o o s i n g t o o m u c h i m p o r t a n t p i c t u r e d e t a i l . < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 2 < / B > < / P > < P > W i t h t h e < B > d u p l i c a t e l a y e r < / B > a c t i v e a p p l y a < B > G a u s s i a n B l u r < / B > b y s e l e c t i n g < B > F i l t e r - & g t ; B l u r - & g t ; G a u s s i a n B l u r . . . < / B > < / P > < P > A p o p - u p o p t i o n b o x w i l l a l l o w y o u t o s e t t h e a m o u n t o f < B > G a u s s i a n b l u r < / B > t o a p p l y t o t h e i m a g e . < / P > < P > I g e n e r a l l y s t a r t w i t h a < B > R a d i u s = 1 . 5 < / B > a n d w o r k u p f r o m t h e r e , c o n s t a n t l y l o o k i n g a t t h e i m a g e t o s e e t h e a f f e c t a s I i n c r e a s e t h e b l u r r a d i u s . < / P > < P > A n y t h i n g o v e r a < B > R a d i u s = 5 . 0 < / B > w i l l u s u a l l y b e f a r t o o h a r s h , s o i n t h e e x a m p l e o n t h e w e b - s i t e t h e r e q u i r e d o u t c o m e i s t o < B > m i n i m i s e < / B > t h e < B > t e x t u r e p a t t e r n < / B > e f f e c t w i t h o u t c o m p r o m i s i n g t h e i m p o r t a n t d e t a i l i n t h e p h o t o . < / P > < P > F o r o u r w e b - s i t e e x a m p l e i m a g e I f o u n d I w a s a b l e t o s e t < B > R a d i u s = 3 . 5 < / B > w i t h o u t a n y s i g n i f i c a n t l o s s o f d e t a i l . < / P > < P > T h e e x a m p l e i m a g e i s s t a r t i n g t o < B > s o f t e n < / B > , b u t t h e < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > h a s c l e a r l y d i m i n i s h e d . < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 3 < / B > < / P > < P > Z o o m i n g o u t t o h a v e a l o o k a t t h e c o m p l e t e p h o t o r e v e a l s t h a t t h e u n - d e s i r a b l e < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > h a s a l l b u t v a n i s h e d w i t h o n l y m i n o r < B > s o f t e n i n g < / B > o f t h e i m p o r t a n t i m a g e d e t a i l . < / P > < P > E a c h p h o t o y o u w o r k o n w i l l h a v e t o b e j u d g e d o n i t s o w n m e r i t s w h e n d e t e r m i n i n g t h e a m o u n t o f b l u r t o a p p l y . < / P > < P > B u t a l l i s n o t l o s t o n r e t a i n i n g t h a t i m p o r t a n t i m a g e d e t a i l ! ! < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 4 < / B > < / P > < P > R e m e m b e r . . . t h e < B > G a u s s i a n b l u r < / B > h a s b e e n a p p l i e d t o t h e < B > d u p l i c a t e l a y e r < / B > w e c r e a t e d a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e e x e r c i s e . < / P > < P > T h e o r i g i n a l i m a g e , c o m p l e t e w i t h t e x t u r e , i s s i t t i n g u n d e r t h e d u p l i c a t e l a y e r . < / P > < P > B y u s i n g < B > P h o t o s h o p ' s L a y e r B l e n d i n g M o d e s < / B > a n d < B > L a y e r O p a c i t y < / B > w e c a n p r o d u c e a n i m a g e m a d e u p o f a < B > c o m b i n a t i o n o f b o t h l a y e r s < / B > w i t h s o m e o f t h e d e t a i l f r o m t h e l o w e r o r i g i n a l l a y e r s h o w i n g t h r o u g h . < / P > < P > A g a i n , e a c h p h o t o w i l l b e j u d g e d o n i t s o w n m e r i t s a n d t h e s e t t i n g I f i n a l i s e d o n f o r o u r e x a m p l e i m a g e o n t h e w e b - s i t e m a y n o t b e t h e s a m e a s y o u w i l l f i n d m o s t s u i t a b l e f o r y o u r o w n i m a g e s . < / P > < P > T r y e x p e r i m e n t i n g w i t h t h e d i f f e r e n t < B > b l e n d i n g m o d e s < / B > a n d < B > l a y e r o p a c i t y < / B > s e t t i n g s . < / P > < P > I f i n a l l y s e t t l e d o n a b l e n d i n g m o d e o f < B > L u m i n o s i t y < / B > a n d < B > O p a c i t y < / B > o f < B > 8 5 % < / B > f o r t h e < B > G a u s s i a n B l u r l a y e r < / B > . < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 5 < / B > < / P > < P > T o f i n a l i s e t h e i m a g e I t h e n < B > f l a t t e n e d < / B > t h e t w o l a y e r s i n t o a s i n g l e i m a g e l a y e r b y s e l e c t i n g < B > L a y e r - & g t ; F l a t t e n I m a g e < / B > . < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 6 < / B > < / P > < P > I t h e n c h e c k e d t h e t o n a l r a n g e o f o u r c o m b i n e d l a y e r e d i m a g e u s i n g t h e < B > L e v e l s c o m m a n d < / B > b y s e l e c t i n g < B > I m a g e - & g t ; A d j u s t m e n t - & g t ; L e v e l s . . . < / B > a n d f i n e t u n e d t h e < B > b l a c k , w h i t e a n d g r e y p o i n t s < / B > . < / P > < P > < B > S t e p 7 < / B > < / P > < P > A n d l a s t b u t n o t l e a s t , w e c a n s t i l l b r i n g a l i t t l e b i t m o r e < B > s h a r p n e s s < / B > o u t o f t h e i m a g e b y f i n a l l y a p p l y i n g a s m a l l a m o u n t o f < B > U n s h a r p M a s k < / B > b y s e l e c t i n g < B > F i l t e r - & g t ; S h a r p e n - & g t ; U n s h a r p M a s k . . . < / B > < / P > < P > E x p e r i m e n t i n g w i t h t h e v a r i o u s s e t t i n g s , I w a s a b l e t o s e t t l e u p o n < B > A m o u n t = 1 8 5 % ; < / B > < B > R a d i u s = 2 . 5 p i x e l s < / B > ; a n d < B > T h r e s h o l d = 5 0 l e v e l s < / B > . < / P > < P > A n d t h e r e y o u h a v e i t . . . t h e r e m o v a l o f a n u n - d e s i r a b l e < B > t e x t u r e d p a t t e r n < / B > w i t h o u t s i g n i f i c a n t l y s a c r i f i c i n g i m p o r t a n t i m a g e d e t a i l . < / P > < P > I f y o u f i n d t h e s t e p s b e i n g t a k e n a r e a l i t t l e h a r d t o u n d e r s t a n d i n t h i s t e x t b a s e d a r t i c l e , y o u c a n c l i c k o n t h e l i n k a t t h e e n d o f t h i s a r t i c l e t o s e e t h e s a m e m e t h o d e x p l a i n e d o n o u r w e b s i t e w i t h t h e a i d o f e x a m p l e g r a p h i c a l i m a g e s . < / P >
Author: Gary Wilkinson
 
Author Bio:

Gary Wilkinson

Gary Wilkinson is a photographer, photographic restorer and the owner of the Foto-Wiz photographic retail business.

 
 
 

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