How to Stitch images together in Photoshop CC

5 Check the join

To see the magic at work, zoom into your image and turn off the topmost layer. Now turn the layer back on and see if you can spot the join. If it’s flawless, you can move onto the next layer down and repeat the checking process.

7 Clone Stamp sample

Choose Layer > Flatten Image. For plain areas such as sky, use the Clone Stamp tool (S): hold and click to choose a place to sample from, then drag across the empty target area. The sample point you chose will be used to paint over the target.

6 Sort rough edges

If your image is seamless – Photoshop does an uncannily good job at achieving this – it’s time to fill out the panorama’s edges. If you picked Content Aware Fill Transparent Areas in step 3 you won’t have rough edges, but our example here does.

8 Lasso transparent areas

For more detailed areas. Press to select the Lasso tool, then drag around an area of transparency. This doesn’t need to be a tidy selection; just try not to include too much of your image in the area you demarcate.

9 Sort the colour

Press to open the Fill dialog. In this window there’s a pop-up menu for choosing the foreground or background colour, plus other options; for now choose Content-Aware. Leave Colour Adaptation selected and set the mode to Normal.

10 Fill and check

Click OK and Photoshop performs another of its tricks; sampling from nearby detail to fill in the plain areas of your selection. Don’t be laissez-faire, though – check the filled-in areas and be particularly aware of signs of repeating patterns.