{"id":20348,"date":"2015-07-27T17:40:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T17:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/how-to-smooth-overly-bright-sky-into-clean-white-background"},"modified":"2020-08-20T00:30:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:30:47","slug":"how-to-smooth-overly-bright-sky-into-clean-white-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/how-to-smooth-overly-bright-sky-into-clean-white-background\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Did you ever capture a photo up in the air only to get let down by a sky whose clear blue has come out as pale and overly bright, washing out your main subject?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Well with PicsArt, you can fix that in just a few steps and replace it with a neat solid white background, while emboldening your main subject. All it takes is a bit of tweaking with a couple of sliders. Find out how below!<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_1_Adjust\">Step 1: Adjust<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Upload your photo into the editor, then select the Tools icon from the menu bar. Select Adjust to access the adjustment sliders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn41.picsart.com\/175697561002201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn42.picsart.com\/175697553000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn42.picsart.com\/175697547001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_2_Brightness\">Step 2: Brightness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Select Brightness and increase the slider to wash out the background into a sheet of white.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn51.picsart.com\/175697537001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn47.picsart.com\/175697530002201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_3_Contrast\">Step 3: Contrast<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To help your subject pop against the background, select the Contrast slider and increase it to your liking. This should help flesh out the colors and shadows of your subject.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn40.picsart.com\/175697520002201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn55.picsart.com\/175697513001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_4_Confirm_Save\">Step 4: Confirm &amp; Save<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Press the checkmark to confirm, then press the icon with the downward facing arrow to save.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn44.picsart.com\/175697496000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn40.picsart.com\/175697485003201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"How to Smooth an Overly Bright Sky Into a Clean White Background\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Did you ever capture a photo up in the air only to get let down by a sky whose clear blue has come out as pale and overly bright, washing out your main subject?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","faq_show":false,"faq_enable_schema":false,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_enable_schema":false,"how_to_is_upload":false,"faq_title":"","how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"","how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"","how_to_image_alt":"","how_to_display_image":0,"faq_items":[],"how_to_steps":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","entry"],"acf":{"faq_show":false,"faq_title":"Frequently asked questions","faq_enable_schema":true,"faq_items":null,"how_to_show":false,"how_to_show_on_single":false,"how_to_title":"","how_to_layout":"default","how_to_steps":null,"how_to_enable_schema":true,"how_to_is_upload":true,"how_to_cta_text":"","how_to_cta_url":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/create\/editor","how_to_display_image":null,"how_to_image_alt":"","footer_banner_name":"Start your design in Picsart","footer_banner_link_":"\/","footer_banner_button_text_":"Get Started"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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