Enlarging and editing a real £20 note.

[paulears]

Anybody know a workaround that will enable me to scan a bank note, so I can remove the queens head and insert the panto dame's - and make it about double size. Photoshop spots out is a band note and won't let me do it, and redirects me to a website about counterfeiting.

 

Is there a simple solution to this?

[DrV]

Don't know whether this would work but you might try working with a photograph of a note to start with. Slightly reduced quality and maybe not quite square might make it less identifiable to Photoshop.

[CPlater1]

Does GIMP have the same issues?

[pscandrett]

Don't know whether this would work but you might try working with a photograph of a note to start with. Slightly reduced quality and maybe not quite square might make it less identifiable to Photoshop.

It's probably photoshop spotting the Eurion constellation (disguised as musical notes on the current £20 I think). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

 

You (paulears) might have some luck in loading it into a cheaper image program (Paint, or some basic free thing) and editing out the notes/dots in the first instance so that when it's loaded in to Photoshop it doesn't mind?

[MarkPAman]

Though from that Wiki page:

It has been reported that Adobe Photoshop will not allow editing of an image of a banknote, but this is believed to be due to a different, unknown digital watermark rather than the EURion constellation.

[Seano]

Does GIMP have the same issues?

 

I just had a go (using version 2.8) - no apparently not, it seems to work fine.

 

GIMP is free and open source, available for download here: https://www.gimp.org/

[GaryNattrass]

I always thought it was a criminal offence to copy or deface the currency of the crown! Edited November 20, 2019 by GaryNattrass

[Tregilibob]

Use an older version of Photoshop??? I've edited lots of versions of money but only have an old Photoshop and it's never stopped me.

[Jivemaster]

The next problem will be that lots of printers will not print a banknote or anything too like. So even if you scan it and edit it a printer may not print the product.

[beware]

I'm sure if you google hard enough

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=20+pounds+note

[ImagineerTom]

I always thought it was a criminal offence to copy or deface the currency of the crown!

Only if it’s for the purpose of committing a criminal offence. Artistic expression/endevour is a legitimate defence.

[pscandrett]

I always thought it was a criminal offence to copy or deface the currency of the crown!

Only if it’s for the purpose of committing a criminal offence. Artistic expression/endevour is a legitimate defence.

 

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/using-images-of-banknotes seems quite clear on what you can or cannot do when it comes to copying or creating novelty notes etc.

[paulears]

it's actually amazing photoshop notices it! I'll try gimp or something else. The cleverness of the software amazes me!

 

I'll have a go.

[Ynot]

https://www.bankofen...es-of-banknotes seems quite clear on what you can or cannot do when it comes to copying or creating novelty notes etc.

That's actually FAR more restrictive that I thought it would be.

Might be worth taking a different approach...

 

https://noveltybanknotes.com/download-novelty-banknotes/

Edited November 20, 2019 by Ynot

[SFXchap]

The napkins are amazingly realistic, and I am blown away they are allowed to makes them

 

https://www.temptati...ce-of-3-designs

They won't have any protection in them, so maybe they will scan into Photoshop. Otherwise, use something basic like MS Paint that won't have that posh detection stuff built in.

Edited November 20, 2019 by SFXchap