How Do I Mend A Broken Window?

DrOrloff
Posted 03/12/2013 - 13:35 Link
This is a photo of my house:

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The upstairs window in the middle of the house has a piece of hardboard in place of a broken pane. I would appreciate advice on how to fix this by photoshop trickery. I intend to fix it in the conventional way but that won't be before the house is put up for sale.

Thanks.
johnriley
Posted 03/12/2013 - 13:49 Link
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1. Select area with rectangular selection tool
2. Ctrl+J copies area onto new layer
3. Use Move tool to move new layer over broken window
4. Flatten
5. Save

Hope that helps, takes less than 30 seconds in Photoshop. Other programs may offer a similar workflow.
Best regards, John
DrOrloff
Posted 03/12/2013 - 14:05 Link
Thanks John, much appreciated.
jeffstclair
Posted 03/12/2013 - 14:19 Link
That could put a lot of glaziers out of business.....jeff...
DrOrloff
Posted 03/12/2013 - 14:41 Link
If I could Photoshop some buyers that would be even better.
darkskies
Posted 03/12/2013 - 16:23 Link
DrOrloff wrote:
This is a photo of my house:

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The upstairs window in the middle of the house has a piece of hardboard in place of a broken pane. I would appreciate advice on how to fix this by photoshop trickery. I intend to fix it in the conventional way but that won't be before the house is put up for sale.

Thanks.
That should make you a bit easier to find!
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Gravelrash
Posted 03/12/2013 - 17:55 Link
A second option...
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Always glad to help
Steve

Sometimes I'm serious and sometimes not, but I consider sarcasm an artform. Which is it today?
Gamka
Posted 03/12/2013 - 18:01 Link
If you look at JRs version he has used the window above to ensure a similar reflection from the glass.
DrOrloff
Posted 03/12/2013 - 21:26 Link
The council wouldn't come round so I had to carry out some minor repairs myself:

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Roped in some child labour though:

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I never got round to the outhouse door. There's a smaller house a pool and a barn too. Quite a project. Shame I can't airlift it to the Cotswolds. Take a tour if you like.
Edited by DrOrloff: 03/12/2013 - 21:28
Gravelrash
Posted 03/12/2013 - 21:31 Link
Wow...that's gorgeous. Must be a wrench to drag yourself away from that place.
Steve

Sometimes I'm serious and sometimes not, but I consider sarcasm an artform. Which is it today?
Algernon
Posted 04/12/2013 - 08:54 Link
That's a fine looking house. I wouldn't want to leave it.

When I first looked at the original photo I thought that must be
a very wide angle lens due to the slope of the left side of the
roof....... certainly couldn't do that with a tele. Now from the
link I see it was 16mm..... Shot No. 5 looks closer to a normal
lens.

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Algi
Edited by Algernon: 04/12/2013 - 08:56
DrOrloff
Posted 04/12/2013 - 09:32 Link
It's a combination of the width of the lens and width of the house (22metres), plus a little bit side on always looks a bit better.

I'm trying not to think about the weather, although Brighton is sunnier than most.
darkskies
Posted 04/12/2013 - 12:19 Link
Shall I bring my swimming trunks?
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DrOrloff
Posted 04/12/2013 - 12:49 Link
By all means. I'm going to be fishing out the dead reptiles & amphibians shortly.
Mannesty
Posted 04/12/2013 - 15:03 Link
UK estate agents are not allowed to present properties for sale using 'doctored' photos. You might want to check your local laws before using this modified image in any 'for sale' literature.

Great looking house though. I considered living in France many years ago, but ended up in Spain. There's much more bureaucracy to tie you up in knots here.
Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream

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