happierhannah Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it Forgive me if this has been posted and I didn't see it. Even though performing a sky swap like this is easy I was scouring the web trying to find out how to do it in paint.net. And it's just such a pain sometimes when your photo is beautifully exposed for your subjects and your sky gets blown out. Or maybe the sky was grey that day. Either way, you can fix it. NOTE: This technique creates subtler skies. First you must find a sky to use. There are several free ones here: https://www.facebook.com/dsiskphotography/app/128953167177144/ Just go to where it says More --> Freebies. Otherwise find a sky photo elsewhere or use your own. 1) Open your image in which you wish to swap the sky. 2) Find and open a suitable sky image which "matches" your photo. 3) Paste sky into new layer in multiply mode, set layer opacity to around 240. Adjust the sky and the position of the clouds to your taste. 4) Use a transparent gradient to blend in the new sky just below the horizon line. If you have a very straight horizon line you may skip step 4. Simply crop your sky at the horizon line. 5) Set eraser to 200 width and 27 hardness. Erase the parts of the sky which are covering and creating a haze over objects/subjects in the foreground. And you're done! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cc4FuzzyHuggles Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Awesome! Thank you for sharing this surprisingly easy tutorial. Quote *~ Cc4FuzzyHuggles Gallery ~* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Very nice happierhannah! Simple, but effective!! Edited May 20, 2016 by lynxster4 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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