1) Open both images in Photoshop then drag the background
layer from one image onto the other. The top layer will have the parts you want
to keep and the bottom with the bits you want to paste on.
2) Select both layers in the image that you’re working on and click
Edit > Auto-Align Layers and select Auto.
Photoshop will now align the two layers so that the images in both
layers will be aligned on top of each other. To do this you need to have two
images with very little difference between them and this image lined up pretty
well as a result.
3) Click on the topmost layer and add a layer mask to it by
clicking the Add Layer Mask icon at the foot of the Layers palette.
The mask is filled with white by default, which means that the
entire content of the top layer is visible, and the bottom layer not visible at
all.
4) Select black as your foreground colour and choose
a soft edge brush. Target the mask by clicking on it so you’re painting on it
and then paint over the object you want to cut out in the image to reveal the
face from the layer image below.
5) You’ll need to make some small choices about how much of the
layer below you reveal with the mask – if you take too much you can paint back
on the mask with white to reveal the top layer again.
6) Finish by taking a critical look at the final image and, if
necessary, adjust the mask or add a new layer and clone elements from the
layers below to fine tune the image.
The entire process will not take long if you get used to Photoshop
or know your way around it!
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