How Do I Change the Sky in Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop allows you to take good photographs and make them even better. For instance, if you have a digital photograph containing a beautiful landscape but an unattractive sky, you can replace the background with a more desirable sky scene to meet your photographic needs. Just load your photo into Photoshop, decide how you want your sky to look, and you can begin touching up your photograph to perfection.
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Instructions
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Click the "Magic Wand" tool on your toolbar. If your toolbar does not appear on you screen, click "Window'" on the menu bar and select "Tools" from the list. With your magic wand selected, click anywhere in the open sky to select the entire area. If your sky is interrupted by barriers such as poles or power lines, hold down the "SHIFT" key and use the magic wand to click each individual section of sky, until the entire sky is selected.
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Press the "DELETE" key on your keyboard to delete your sky, revealing a white and gray checkered background where the sky once stood. If Photoshop refuses to let you delete, this likely means the layer is locked. Double-click your "Background" layer to unlock it, and then try again. Your "Layers" palette should appear on your screen by default, but if it does not, click "Window" on the menu bar and select "Layers" from the drop-down menu to reveal it.
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Open a second Photoshop document containing an image of a sky that you would use in your primary photo. This image should contain a complete sky, unobstructed by power lines or other objects. Select the sky with your magic wand and drag your selection directly onto your original document, using your mouse.
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Place the new sky near the top of your image, precisely where you want it to appear. For the time being it will cover part of your image, but that will be resolved momentarily. Just place the sky in the spot where it should appear.
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Drag the layer containing your new sky (on the "Layers" palette) and place it directly beneath your original background layer. Just click the layer directly on your "Layers" palette using your mouse. Your new sky will reposition into the background, covering only the space previously occupied by white and gray checkers, where your original sky appeared.
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Adjust the color of your sky so it blends smoothly with the rest of your image. Select your sky layer, click "Image" on your menu bar, roll your mouse over "Adjustments" on the drop-down menu and select "Curves" from the second menu. Drag the line on the "Curves" graph to adjust the appearance of your sky until the color blends perfectly.
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