Back in Figure 11-7 we showed how to get rid of straight scratches by Shift-clicking with the Spot Healing Brush. You don’t even have to switch documents, as long as you have a large enough monitor.
If you want to clone from another open document, go right aheadĪnd do it. The following tip provides a way to do so relatively painlessly.ĭon’t let the boundaries of your image’s window restrict you. For example, if you’re rebuildingĪ straight line by cloning another parallel line in the image, you’d be hard-pressed to clone it by any other method than There are times, of course, when both of these pieces of advice should be chucked out the window.
Erase one speck from pixel information to the left erase the second speck from the right, For example, if you’re erasing some specks of dust on someone’s face, don’t justĬlone from one side of the specks. (the point on which you Option/Alt-click). Keep changing the source point that you’re cloning The second exception we make is when we’re using the Clone Stamp tool with a blending mode such as Darken, Lighten, or Soft Light-and then only when the effect is subtle and doesn’t createĪ second mistake people make is continuing to clone from the same area. One exception to this rule is when the area you’re cloning is relatively flat and has little texture or detail (such as theīlurry background behind a portrait). Remember that you can control the opacity and blending mode of the tool using the Options bar or with keystrokes (see Chapter 6, “Essential Photoshop Tips and Tricks”).