Face Transplant

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Selecting good source images

  • Find two faces of similar orientation
    • Can you see both eyes?
    • Is the person facing the camera or looking to the side?

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Copy your images from Mozilla Firefox to Photoshop

  • Right-click on the image and choose Copy Image
  • In Photoshop, select File-New and click OK
  • Select Edit-Paste and your image should fill the frame
  • Return to Mozilla Firefox and copy your second image
  • In Photoshop, select Edit-Paste
  • You should now have both images in the same file on different layers

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Setting up your work area

  • Select Image-Canvas Size to enlarge your workarea
  • Change Width and Height to 200%

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Match the sizes of the two images

  • Use Edit-Free Transform to change the sizes of the two images
  • You may have to rotate one of the faces so that the features are aligned

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Copy features from one face to another

  • First create a new layer to work on so that you don't lose the original images
  • Next, select the layer you want to copy FROM
  • Choose the Clone Stamp Tool from the toolbar on the left

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  • Hold down the Alt key and click on the area of the image you wish to copy FROM
  • Now select your new, empty layer
  • Move the mouse over the area of the photo you want to change, hold down the button and start to draw
  • You should see the pieces of the first image appearing atop the second image

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Saving your work

  • Be sure that you save your work to My Documents
  • Your file should be in Photoshop format and the file's name should end with .psd
    • This format will preserve your layers and history

Exporting your work

  • Use the Crop tool to trim away everything except for the the final image
  • Select File-Save for Web and choose JPEG format
  • Give this file a new name so that you don't confuse it with your original Photoshop project file

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