Help with touching up a white background

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Hi Can anyone help me with touching up a picture taken on a white background.

My problem is that sometimes when kids jump around on my background I get the odd crease. I then use the colour picker to pick out the colour and use the brush then to colour over it. Looks absolutely fine on the computer, but when I get them printed the white doesn't always look clean white you can see where I have painted over it and looks a bit messy.

I hope this makes sense. I does everyone else clean up the white background if need be.

Miss moloko
 
A way to check what you have done with your white background in PS is to create a new levels layer and push the all the sliders all the way to the right so that the subject is black and the background (hopefully) is white. If it is not white then you can then clean it up. Just hide and show this layer as you are working on the main layer underneath.

If you use the dodge tool (highlights, say 5%) rather than a white paintbrush to clean out the creases this may also help.

If you want me to try and explain further just let me know
 
Hi

when you say push all the sliders to the right which sliders do you mean. Sorry if I sound a bit thick I am still learning.

Missmoloko
 
Oh sorry I thought you meant create a new background layer. But you mean create a new levels layer did you. Oh I didn't know you could do that.

I will try it thankyou.

Miss moloko
 
If you did not know about creating a new levels layer then you may not know this method either.

Create a new levels layer and click on the eye dropper on the lower right hand side of the levels window. Then click on a white area of your image and you will see the image lighten up - if you are not happy with the result click on either a lighter or darker area until you are satisfied.

Then use the method above using another levels layer and the sliders to check the image.
 
Of course if you can't see the touch ups on screen in the first place none of the above will really help solve the problem. Monitor calibration is the way forward, with a properly calibrated screen you will see any areas that aren't right before getting it printed :thumbs:
 
pxl8 said:
Of course if you can't see the touch ups on screen in the first place none of the above will really help solve the problem. Monitor calibration is the way forward, with a properly calibrated screen you will see any areas that aren't right before getting it printed :thumbs:
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Or light the background better so you don't have this problem to begin with :shrug:

DD
 
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