Post 9 - Characters

I lasso tool removed the character and pasted it onto a new layer. In order to ensure the editing is non-destructive i create layer masks for each of the images. I refined the image before placing it onto the canvas by increasing the smoothness of the image to create a 3d effect for the character. Originally i tried to refine the radius by increasing it however this did not work correctly because the background color was similar to the character which means the background would be included. I used this technique of masking layers with all the characters to ensure the editing was non destructive and i could easily mask aspects of the image to edit. The final character below  carried background images such as greenery and other background features. I selected spot healing brush originally however  i felt it would be more efficient to use the patch tool as i could patch larger images to blend with the surrounding rather then working with continuous brush strokes. Once all the images had been placed onto the canvas i decided to merge all the layers together after carefully placing the images together. I then decided to create some final effects to the image before importing it into Adobe Illustrator.

The first character on the right hand side had the original background trim around the outside, as the images were originally on individual layers the eraser tool was used to remove the background. The patch tool was used to remove any original image textures and finish the image smoothly and ensuring it looked realistic.