Here, confirm that the option of Panorama is selected. Now, go to the menu Edit, Auto-Blend Layers. Then, select both the face layer and the background copy layer by pressing Cmd and clicking on them. Turn back on the visibility of the face layer. Now press the backspace key to delete the content of the selection. The number is not fixed, you can experiment with different values depending on the image. As we’re going to blend layers in the next step, we’ll make the selection a little bit smaller to create some space for the transition.ĭo this by using the menu Select, Modify, Contract. Now, double-check you’re back in the background copy layer. In other words, it will create a selection around the features you copied and pasted from the second image. It doesn’t matter that it’s invisible at the moment, it will select the content of the layer. To do this, click on the thumbnail of the face layer while holding the Cmd key. Delete the Original Faceīefore you add a new face, you need to delete the original. It’s just going to stay there as a backup. You can turn off the visibility of the original background layer because you won’t need it anymore. Then leave the settings as default in the dialog box and click OK. You can do this by dragging the background layer into the Create New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel.Īlternatively, you can do this by right-clicking on the background layer and choosing Duplicate Layer from the menu. So, create a copy where you’re going to be working. It’s never a good idea to touch the original image in case something goes wrong. Turn off the visibility of the face layer by clicking on the eye icon next to it and let’s prep the receiving layer with the head and body. Once you have everything set into place, you can accept the transformation and turn the opacity back to 100%. If the head is a little tilted, your next step is to rotate the face layer to match the angle.Īlso, if the subjects were mirrored, you can right-click to open the Free Transform menu, then choose Flip Horizontal. Alternatively, you can click on the chain icon in the options bar on top. If it’s not, you can just hold the Shift key while you move the handles. If you’re using the newer versions of Adobe Photoshop, this is activated by default. Make sure you’re maintaining the aspect ratio on the face layer as you resize it. Position the reference spot where you find it’s best – for example, one of the eyes or the mouth. Start by adjusting the size using the handles on the corners. Then, activate the Free Transform tool using the shortcut Cmd + T. This way you’ll be able to see the original underneath as a guide for your adjustments. Start by lowering the opacity of the face layer in the Layers panel. Now you need to match, as closely as possible, the new face to the features of the original image. Now you have the original image in a locked background layer and a second layer on top with the new face. Paste the face in this document using the shortcut Cmd + V or going to the menu Edit, Paste. You can now close the other one as you won’t be needing it anymore. Go to the tab or window where you have the recipient’s head. If you’re working in separate windows you can just click and drag to the other window without the copy command. Once the face is selected you can copy it by going to the menu Edit, Copy, or using the keyboard shortcut Cmd + C. For this tutorial, I’ll show you how to swap the faces in Photoshop entirely. Of course, you can select only specific parts like the eyes or the nose if that’s what you’re after. Here, you can select the face using the Lasso tool because you don’t need to be very precise.Ĭlick and drag around the main features of the face to include everything from the eyebrows to the chin if you want to swap the entire face. Go to the tab or window where you have the image of the face you want to swap onto a different head. To use this view you can go to the menu Window, Arrange, 2-up Vertical (or 2-up Horizontal, depending on what you need). The latter view is helpful as you can make sure the faces match for this kind of work. You can do this keeping them as tabs, which is the default view, or you can place them in separate windows if you prefer to see them side-by-side. You need to open both images in Photoshop. Credit: Andrey Zvyagintsev (left photo) and Anastasia Vityukova (right photo)
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