Maybe it’s a fun shot of your children playing on the beach, but there are other people in the background that you want to get rid of.

If you’re reading this article, odds are you have a good picture that only needs tidying up with the Patch Tool to be a great photo. Even more Content Aware Fill techniques.Facebook 0 Tweet 0 LinkedIn 0 Pin 1 Total 1Īre you looking for a guide to the patch tool in Photoshop? You are? Great! You’re in the right place. Watch the Russell Brown Video link is in the left panel. Let's redo the Healing using the Spot Healing Brush selecting Content Aware Fill Using the blank Layer will be more useful in Photoshop CS4 and Down and Photoshop Elements 8

Giving you more control over the outcome. The advantage of using blank layer is you can now 'blend' the healing tools sampled area by lowering the opacity of the samples in the blank layer's pallet blending them into the new patched area that you have painted with the selection. You make a sample when you hold down the alt key (PC) or the option key (Mac) and click the (left) mouse button when the 'pointer' target is over the area you want to sample. When you paint with the Healing Tool you are painting with the texture and tonal characteristics (Color & Light) of the area (pixels) you have sampled with the Healing Brush. The Healing Tools -Painting with Texture (Color and Light) Make sure you select 'Current and Below' from the drop down menu before you begin Make sure you check Sample All Layers first.

Use the spot or healing brush with the blank layer selected!.

In the option bar select 'sample all layers'.

make a new blank layer using the new layer button in the layers palette.

Instead of painting (healing) directly on the image layer with the healing brush, do this.

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