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Photoshop AI saves a composite image by filling in the gaps.
The center leaf was too close to the bottom edge. (The original photo was vertical, not horizontal.)
I cut out a mask, and decided to experiment with Photoshop Genearative AI. I wanted to see if their Ai backdrop would work for this piece.
Once I placed the cut out leaf in the image, it left a stark white gap along the lower edges. Normally, I would have recreated the missing parts by copying and pasting parts of the background into the white areas. This techniques takes an hour to two hours to complete because the highlights and shadows must match the backdrop.
In less than a minute, Photoshop AI gave me six different backgrounds. I darkened some small leaves, took out cherry tomatoes and switched colors from green to red. I eliminated distracting twigs and brightened some highlights.
I placed this leaf on top of the AI genearated backdrop.
Once I straightened the leaf and placed over the AI background, it looked too big. The top and the bottom of the orignal leaf almost touched edge of the picture plane. Disaster.
To fix it, I shrunk the leaf and moved it up to fill the space better. Then, I twisted the leaf to create more tension and interest.
Compare this image to the ones below where I added a shadow to the right side of the leaf. This shadow helps anchor the leaf into the AI background.
To add the undulating text to follow the outside of the leaf, I divided the heading into three curved sections. For the final image, I lengthened the letters p and q to touch the edge of the leaf. When the letters touched the leaf, it looked awful. To solve the problem, I created an imaginary border between the desceding letters and the edge of the leaf. That worked for me.
Almost finished...the image needs more tweaking. I keep working on little things until the magic happens.
There comes a point where it feels that the design of the piece is done. It just happens. Then, I stop.
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