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How to resize a part of the picture?
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quite difficult - especially if the picture is sharp & maybe contains hair, etc.
basically you need to localise the area of interest - probably through cutting it out with the path tool. then turn that path into a selecton (by command+clicking on the path) and then transforming that area. you might want to expirement with the feathering tool a bit also - to disguise the adjustment
Kind Regards
Duncan
basically you need to localise the area of interest - probably through cutting it out with the path tool. then turn that path into a selecton (by command+clicking on the path) and then transforming that area. you might want to expirement with the feathering tool a bit also - to disguise the adjustment
Kind Regards
Duncan
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duncdude, thanks a lot, let me elaborate my question, let's say there are two people in the pic, one of them is really broad or tall and i just want to resize him/her to be less broad or tall, how can i do that? please explain in a layman's language, thanks anyway though 
do this - very crudely - first
1. hand draw a quick lasoo around the person you want to change
2. edit / transform that area
3. play around with the handles
... now do the above more accurately using a path tool - rather than the lasoo - and also make use of feathering
but if you make someone (or thing) smaller - you are going to need to introduce some additional background... could be nasty
Kind Regards
Duncan
1. hand draw a quick lasoo around the person you want to change
2. edit / transform that area
3. play around with the handles
... now do the above more accurately using a path tool - rather than the lasoo - and also make use of feathering
but if you make someone (or thing) smaller - you are going to need to introduce some additional background... could be nasty
Kind Regards
Duncan
If the background is such that it will not be obvious it has been squeezed a bit, then try selecting the half of the pic with the big guy in it. Do selection / feather and use something like 20 or 30 pixels. Now try Edit / Copy and Edit / Paste. then do Edit / Transform / Scale (I think). Select the box that appears in the middle on the right or the left, depending on which is the edge of the photo and drag it in a bit and you should see the person shrink a bit.
Assuming it still looks OK, Flatten the layers and crop the image to where you can see the superfluous edge
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Assuming it still looks OK, Flatten the layers and crop the image to where you can see the superfluous edge
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