Im stuck... Please help !

[Mobstersinc]

Hi, I got a fab job doing stock photos for a company and promised to add some sparkle back to their signage ... I am unsure of how to bring this back ... Can anyone suggest what to do please?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Not sure if you mean »sparkle« literally or figuratively. 

Do you have the company’s logo as vector data? 

[Mobstersinc]

Hi, I said when chatting to the owner I'd be able to lift it, make it look like its recently been painted .... So short of donning my overalls & getting up a ladder I'm goosed 🙂 I did think of creating a selection, and painting it that way somehow? I just want the name to look brighter. But yes, not barbie bling sparkle 🙂

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The red channel provides the best contrast for a Mask, though creating a Path would be better. 

Once you touched up the Mask (in particular the tears at the corners) you can basically paint on a separate Layer and use a Selection based on the Mask to use Content-Aware Fill to remove the logo on a Layer below. 

See screenshot. 

Edit: And do a little touch-up on the blue board itself. 

[Mobstersinc]

& No I dont have the Vector

[Mobstersinc]

Thank you! Can you please give me a step by step? I'm a bit green 😛

[c.pfaffenbichler]

• duplicate the background layer and group it

• duplicate that group, the top one is now for the type, the lower one for the rest of the sign

• load the red channel as a Selection by cmd-clicking its icon tin the Channels Panel 

• Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection

• use Curves and painting to edit the Layer Mask to isolate the type (by alt-clicking the Layer Mask’s icon in the Layers Panel you can get the display of just the mask without the composite image)

• add a Layer in the Group and add a Pattern Overlay with a neutral noise Pattern set to Linear Light to emulate the image’s noise/grain and paint out the problems

• add a Curves Adjustment Layer to lighten the type

• use the Pen tool to create the shape of the sign and apply as a Vector Mask to the lower Group 

• select the Layer in the lower Group 

• load the type Layer Mask as a Selection 

• Select > Modify > Expand (a little)

• Edit > Content-Aware Fill 

• add Adjustment Layers to make the blue sign more vibrant etc. 

The previous screenshot should clarify theh Layer structure. 

[Mobstersinc]

Thank you very much, I'll tackle this on Monday 👍🙂

[Mobstersinc]

Struggling with this sorry, cant even get past step one : / Group layers isn't highlighted when I duplicate background & select both layers ?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Maybe I was too sloppy with the word »it« …

• duplicate the background layer and group the resulting Layer

The screenshot I posted should illustrate that the Background Layer is not in a Group. (It cannot be.) 

If you have further questions please post screenshots including the pertinent Panels.