2. Retouch
2.1 Healing Brush
The Healing Brush is good for fixing dust, scratches and
removing skin blemishes.
How to use the Healing Brush to fix a skin blemish:
1. Establish a source point for the Healing Brush by
holding the Shift key and clicking on an area of the
skin that is close in color and texture to the area you
want to heal.
2. Use the zoom control to zoom in on the blemish.
3. Adjust the size of the healing brush so the cursor
(circle) is only slightly larger than the blemish.
4. Paint over the blemish. The area will be concealed.
5. Click "Undo" if you make a mistake or don't like the
result.
2.2 Clone
The Clone tool is good for the removing unwanted
elements from a photo. It can also be used for a fun effect,
like moving a nose from one person t another.
How to use the Clone tool to remove a telephone pole
from the background of a photo:
1. Establish a source point for the Clone tool by holding
the Shift key and clicking on an area of the sky that
you want to use to paint over the telephone pole.
2. Adjust the brush size so the cursor (circle) is only
slightly larger than the widest part of the telephone
pole.
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