[Changing Text] Can anyone help me

[tomi]

Hi, hope you understand me and sorry for my english!

My Problem: I have a picture of a person holding a paper into the camera with some words on it and i want to change these words. I just want one word on it. It should look as real as possible. I think for a professional it's done in 1 minute. If anyone could do me this favour and contact me, i would be very thankfull!

I hope it's legal to post such questions in this forum, if not i'm sorry!

just leave your email address or any thing(msn,<spam>) and i will contact you!

ps: it's nothing illegal, it's a privat thing but i dont want to make this picture public!

Thanks!!

[david.atwell]

Well, it's difficult to say. It depends on the image, really. The first thing to do would be erase the previous word - use Clone Stamp.

Then type the new words on a new layer, and change the blend mode to Overlay. See if this works. :-)

[BoltBait]

First, learn how to use the clone stamp tool: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/CloneStamp.html

Then, make a new layer: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/LayersMenu.html

And put your words on it: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/TextTool.html

[Simon Brown]

If the paper is at an angle - it may also help to go to the text layer and hold down ctrl-shift-Z.

[david.atwell]

If the paper is at an angle - it may also help to go to the text layer and hold down ctrl-shift-Z.

Oh, good point. To angle it, use the ball on the left of the dialog.

[tomi]

Hi, i'll show the picture because i need your professional opinion. Does it look real in your eyes? I have a problem with the fingers of the left hand because they cover the paper and for me it doesn't look that good.

[Simon Brown]

A very realistic way to do it is to write your text on a white piece of paper, crop it to the paper, delete the paper - leaving only the text, and then use Ctrl-Shift-Z to get the angle.

[tomi]

First question:

Regarding the paper in her hand: does it look good for you or is it obvious for you that someone changed something?

@Post above me

I dont get it, do you mean i should write it on a paper and then use a scanner to get it into the pc?

[Simon Brown]

I dont get it, do you mean i should write it on a paper and then use a scanner to get it into the pc?

I mean take a picture of it with a digital camera - you can either type it up or write it. That way it will look less perfect - so it will look less like you have added it to the photo.

[david.atwell]

The job you've done so far looks pretty good, overall - but as you mentioned, you may want to take a look at the fingers on the left.

Try selecting right around that area and running the Smooth Edges plugin- see if that helps. :-) Was there text there originally?

[tomi]

Okay now i understand your point.

Do you think that I as a total newbie can do that?

Where can i find the Smooth Edges plugin? It's not in the plugin section?

[tomi]

Hello everyone, sorry for pushing the thread but i need an answer:

Where can i find the Smooth Edges plugin? I didn't find it in the plugin section.

I want to write a text that looks like hand writing with the pc, do you have any idea how i can do that?

[Myrddin]

Hello tomi, sorry for not responding sooner, you must have accidentally, and regretfully, slipped through the net.

There is a plugin by the name of Soften Edges from forum member jchunn, which you can grab from here: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=23103. I do believe it's the one david.atwell was speaking of.

If this is the case, then might I suggest some alternative plugins in addition to Soften Edges - that can give varying degrees of result - for you to try?

Anti-alias, by jsonchiu: viewtopic.php?t=6567;

Basic Anti-alias, by pyjo: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22082; and

Feather, by BotlBait: viewtopic.php?t=2498.

Give all four plugins a whirl and see which gives you the better results.

Apologies again for the late answer, and good luck .

[tomi]

Thanks a lot! I'll work with these, have a nice day

[Myrddin]

You too!

[tomi]

oh my god! I have no words, I'd never expect it to work so well. Thanks to all of you!

[david.atwell]

Glad things turned out so well for you! :-)

[tomi]

Well they did, just one more thing which is pretty easy to answer for you im sure.

Look, the text is not in the right angle, i dont know how to move it.

[david.atwell]

After you've typed it on its own layer, just go to Layers > Rotate/Zoom, and use the ring around the ball on the left to rotate it slightly.