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Denis Bielat
Denis Bielat
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October 25, 2017
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White Box in the Middle of my Photo

  • October 25, 2017
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I'm quite the newbie when it comes to photoshop, I have only recently gotten it. I edited a photo and everything is perfect except for the fact that there is a white box in the middle of my photo which I cannot get to go away and I haven't seen anyone else with this issue. I thought it would go away once I exported the image but sadly it's still there. What do I do about this?

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    Correct answer davescm

    If all is on one layer then there is a very quick way (it takes much longer to write than do) :

    1. Make a rectangular selection around your box

    2. Hold down the alt key and make a rectangular selection inside the box (holding down Alt subtracts from the initial selection)

    3. Press Shift and F5 to get the Fill dialogue (or go to menu Edit Fill) and choose Content Aware

    4. Press OK that will fill the selected area using nearby content
    5. Press Ctrl+D to remove the selection marquee

    Dave

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    happie_97
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    happie_97Community Expert
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    October 25, 2017

    All of the suggestions should work to help you remove that white box.

    I have a question for you? Did you mask anything out when you were doing your editing? If so, this white box might be the remains of that masking. If this is the case, you can just go into the mask, like you did before, and remove it.

      Denis Bielat
      Denis BielatAuthor
      Participant
      October 25, 2017

      I didn't do any masking or I wasn't aware of it if I did. Nevertheless, I just tried both of these and it worked incredibly well so thank goodness.

        davescm
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        davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        October 25, 2017

        If all is on one layer then there is a very quick way (it takes much longer to write than do) :

        1. Make a rectangular selection around your box

        2. Hold down the alt key and make a rectangular selection inside the box (holding down Alt subtracts from the initial selection)

        3. Press Shift and F5 to get the Fill dialogue (or go to menu Edit Fill) and choose Content Aware

        4. Press OK that will fill the selected area using nearby content
        5. Press Ctrl+D to remove the selection marquee

        Dave

          Denis Bielat
          Denis BielatAuthor
          Participant
          October 25, 2017

          Thank you so much Dave! This was so quick and painless I could hardly believe it. Thanks for taking time out of your day and helping me out.

          davescm
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          davescmCommunity Expert
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          October 25, 2017

          You're welcome.

          Dave

          Simmer1
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          Simmer1Community Expert
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          October 25, 2017

          Hi dbeanie,

          If you do not have a stoke box on a layer that you can simply delete, then a quick bit retouching will remove the box.

          I have recorded a quick how to video for you using the Stamp Tool: Retouching with the Stamp Tool in Photoshop - YouTube

          To sample an area just hold down alt and click.

          To increase your brush size press ]

          To reduce your brush size press [

          I hope this helps!

          Sim

            Denis Bielat
            Denis BielatAuthor
            Participant
            October 25, 2017

            I feel so much more learned with that stamp tool now that you've shown me how to use it haha. Thanks so much Sim, especially for making a video for someone so new to this like me, it really helped me out!

            Simmer1
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            Simmer1Community Expert
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            October 25, 2017

            Hi Dbeanie,

            I am glad I could help!

            Sim

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