Choose photos taken with the same focal length lens.Whatever your reason for merging two photos in Photoshop, some photos will merge more easily than others. Both were made with an 85mm prime lens set at f2. In the second photo her eyes are open, but I was standing closer to her. In one photo more of my subject is visible, but she blinked. The photos I am using as examples in this article were made within a few minutes of each other. If you still don’t get a single frame you are happy with, you have more options to combine and merge photos in Photoshop. You are more likely to get a pleasing image. This is especially important when there is movement in your composition.Ĭapturing more photos than you think you will need can help in two ways. Once you have your lighting and composition how you want it, take multiple images. Think carefully about what you’re photographing. Photographing wild amounts in rapid bursts is rarely going to produce stellar results. I don’t mean you need to set your camera to fire continuously at high speed all the time. Re-scan your artwork using more scans.Why Take More Photos Than You Think You’ll Need Move the layers around till the image lines up more correctly. If the image seems a little off you can either: Check the image on your screen and if it all looks good merge the layers. Magically, the multiple scans now look like one image, but they are actually multiple layers.Click on the Browse button and select the scans you would like to have merged together.In the Photomerge window there should be an option to choose different types of Layout.Open the Photomerge command: File –> Automate –> Photomerge.Use a heavy object (like a book) to press the scanner lid down on top of your artwork.Use masking tape to keep your artwork in place while you are scanning.So when I am scanning the right edge of my artwork I always place the art one inch from the right edge of the scanner bed to avoid having a shadow on my scans. This may not apply to you: my scanner has a shadow on the farthest right edge of the scanner bed.Once the art has been scanned open the scans in Photoshop, and rotate the scans so that they are all oriented consistently.Rotate and move your artwork between scans to ensure that you have scanned each section of the piece.Overlap your scans by about 2 – 3 inches.And… you probably already have Photoshop, so why not use it.No need to send your original illustrations through the mail, thank goodness! Most publishing houses will happily accept digital scans of artwork from artists for publication in books.
You are not bound to the shop’s hours of operation, and you have full control of the quality of your art. It can be a pain to have a shop scan your artwork for you.Because (good quality) large format scanners can be pricey.Have the Layers palette open in Photoshop.See the instructions below on scanning artwork using a standard sized scanner. On a personal note, I use an Epson Perfection 4990 PHOTO size A4 scanner, but use whatever scanner works best for you. A (good quality) standard-sized scanner.You can use the older versions of Photoshop (CS3 – CS4) to Photomerge, but be forewarned that it does not work as smoothly as it could. Note: Photomerge was introduced in Photoshop CS3, however only until CS5 did Photomerge finally stop being buggy. You should have Photoshop CS5 or Photoshop CS6.How do you get to the Photomerge command?įile –> Automate –> Photomerge What do you need to be able to Photomerge artwork? Photomerge is a Photoshop command that combines several photographs / scans into one continuous image - great for scanning large artwork! How-To Use Photomerge in Photoshop CS5 – CS6 What is Photomerge?