Content Aware Fill Using Layer Mask

I am look for a tutorial that explain how I can use content aware fill with a layer or just content aware to remove cabinet from wall. Can someone please help. Thanks

Here.....duplicate layer, selected them then inverted the selection and cloned the background. You might want to put a new background in.

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saea501 wrote in post #14718583
Here.....duplicate layer, selected them then inverted the selection and cloned the background. You might want to put a new background in.

Looks like you all had a good time.

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What tool did you use to selection them. I have tried lasso but it seems that you have to be exact to get a good selection. My thought on fixing this was make a separate layer with the background color then brush the subject or background backing.

I would go with the quick selection tool, then refine the mask edge.

I used the Quick Selection Tool to select everything but the people. Cleaned up in a couple of spots by holding Alt to subtract from the selection. Then ctl+j to copy the selection to its own layer. Locked Transparent pixels on this layer. Turned off the Background layer. With the new layer selected I used the Lasso tool to select the cabinet, clock, and bar across the top (shown by the red area). You don't have to worry about going down into the transparent section as they are locked. I then pressed shf+F5 and chose Content Aware and pressed ok. Deselect. Turn Background back on. You can add a layer mask to the duped layer to clean up if needed.

Sometimes Content Aware may not give the best on first try. Undo and apply again and it may work better. The red outline is what I selected with the Lasso tool for the Content Aware Fill.

D Thompson wrote in post #14719279
I used the Quick Selection Tool to select everything but the people. Cleaned up in a couple of spots by holding Alt to subtract from the selection. Then ctl+j to copy the selection to its own layer. Locked Transparent pixels on this layer. Turned off the Background layer. With the new layer selected I used the Lasso tool to select the cabinet, clock, and bar across the top (shown by the red area). You don't have to worry about going down into the transparent section as they are locked. I then pressed shf+F5 and chose Content Aware and pressed ok. Deselect. Turn Background back on. You can add a layer mask to the duped layer to clean up if needed.

Sometimes Content Aware may not give the best on first try. Undo and apply again and it may work better. The red outline is what I selected with the Lasso tool for the Content Aware Fill.

How do you Lock Transparent pixels on the copied layer?

extrememc wrote in post #14723753
How do you Lock Transparent pixels on the copied layer?

Just to the top of your layers - click on the checkerboard square.

Ok so I been working through the steps that were posted. Here my results not my final edit though. Have a few problems. Content aware is not selecting the right color to fill. I think it would be easier to replace the BG with one color but still be about to brush back in the detail of the subjects using a layer masking. How can that be achieved?

Not sure why you're getting those results. After I used the Quick Selection tool to copy the Background to its own layer and locked transparent pixels, I made one selection like I showed and Content Aware Fill did a nice job. The results I got above only took a few minutes to accomplish.

Maybe this will help show a little better.

Top Left - Using the Quick Selection tool to select the background.
Top Right - is the background copied to its own layer
Bottom Left - Using the Lasso tool to select for Content Aware.
Bottom Right - After using the Content Aware Fill.

The white areas are actually transparent in Photoshop.

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D Thompson wrote in post #14725251
Maybe this will help show a little better.

Top Left - Using the Quick Selection tool to select the background.
Top Right - is the background copied to its own layer
Bottom Left - Using the Lasso tool to select for Content Aware.
Bottom Right - After using the Content Aware Fill.

The white areas are actually transparent in Photoshop.

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This is the final after turning Background Layer back on. It still needs a little clean up, but it shouldn't take too long at all. This whole process only took a few minutes. You should be able to make the initial selection better by working on the original.

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What you think?

extrememc wrote in post #14725361
What you think?

Looks pretty good from here!

D Thompson wrote in post #14725567
Looks pretty good from here!

Thanks for the help!

extrememc wrote in post #14725602
Thanks for the help!

Anytime and glad to.

Outstanding tutorial.