Blended, textured, dress into background

[Ashley Driscoll]

I'm trying to think of a way I can make the clothing blend into the background. Add texture, make it "flowy"- so there's no real difference between the background and the clothes/covering. Is this possible? I didn't have any tulle and this was just a photo we took on a whim to see if I could make it work. No idea...

Edited April 22, 2016 by Ashley Driscoll
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[Damien Symonds]

This kind of stuff is really not my forte, I'm afraid.

But I had a bit of a play:

[Ashley Driscoll]

L.O.V.E. How did you do it?!

[Damien Symonds]

Oh really??  Yay!

I'll upload the PSD in a moment, stand by ...

[Damien Symonds]

Download the PSD

I tried a bunch of different artistic filters, and found that Paint Daubs sort of kept some shape, but got rid of the texture sufficiently.  However, try them for yourself, you might find another one you like better.

[Ashley Driscoll]

Thank you! I really had no idea where to start and the banding was killing me. Thanks so much! I'll post my result

[Ashley Driscoll]

Ok- done with my other project and now trying this out. I'm having a hard time figuring out what that first layer named "Paint Daubs Filter" is... What exactly is that?

 

I see in your post that it's a filter but can't find it...

Edited April 23, 2016 by Ashley Driscoll
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[Ashley Driscoll]

Ahhh! Found it. Wow I had no idea you could go in and change preferences to include filters. My hubby always asks me if I've Googled the answer to my questions yet...

[Ashley Driscoll]

Thoughts? Thanks so much for the tips in the right direction!

[Ashley Driscoll]

Oh yikes. I see major banding after I uploaded that. May I get a tip on how to get rid of that? You used color fill- I'm not familiar with that. Any hints on starting to use it?

[Damien Symonds]

In the half-black-half-white circle icon menu in the Layers panel, it's called "Solid Color".  Once you add it, it is called "Color Fill".  I've never understood it, I wish Adobe would fix it.

I love what you've done.  Where are you seeing banding?

[Ashley Driscoll]

There's a bit up in the upper right where I've missed that dark area and along the right corner... yes? I'll try the color fill! Thanks so much!

[Ashley Driscoll]

That is awesome! Such a simple thing. Better? Thanks Damien!

[Damien Symonds]

Lovely. I can't wait to hear what she thinks of it.