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Apocalyptic Landscape on Google streetview

Apocalyptic Landscape on Google streetview
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This is my Halloween version of Google Maps street view . . . it makes quite a nice desktop background.

When the undead have taken over the world, except for a small band of survivors who keep Google Maps updated by driving around in armoured camera cars, this is what you'll see on Google street view.

It's quite hard to see the detail in these Instructable-sized photographs so I have included some close ups but for a full size image of the edited scene please click here:

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae287/H-Krinkle/e21a3706.jpg (right click will allow you to open in another tab).

To see the original please click here:

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae287/H-Krinkle/d1fafc2f.jpg


I am using Photoshop on a Mac.

This instructables assumes a basic knowledge of Photoshop but an icon and description of each tool is given.
 
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Step 1Step 1- removing electrical signage

step 1- removing electrical signage
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I went to Google Maps and chose the famous location of Times Square.

Using a screen grab I captured the image.
Mac comes with an application called Grab, (located in /Applications/Utilities). (see accompanying photo)
Windows will has a PrintScreen button on the keyboard. (see accompanying photo)

I opened this image in Photoshop. (1st photo)

All the tools needed are highlighted in photo 4.

I zoomed into the image and selected the Clone Stamp Tool.
The Clone tool clones the information from the first area ( Alt click) to the second, in the form of the Brush tool
With it I covered over the writing on the large electric sign, using the sign's background color. (2nd and 3rd photo)
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6 comments
Oct 18, 2011. 7:43 AMzomfibame says:
nice!
Oct 16, 2011. 4:15 PMJsquared24 says:
Very nice effect! Actually looks like a zombie apocalypse!
Oct 18, 2011. 3:24 AMJsquared24 says:
Thank you for the reply, and once again,a great instructable!
Oct 18, 2011. 1:11 AMmischka says:
Haha, thats cool!

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