Practical Photoshop - UK (2019-12)

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THE SAMPLING BRUSH

You can paint over the image

with the Sampling Brush to

subtract parts of the sample

area, or hold down Alt and

paint to add them. Use the

] and [ keys to resize the

brush tip while you work.

As you paint, the preview

shows how different

sample areas affect the

results. Here our initial fill

has replicated unwanted

details in the lizard and

tree, so we’ve removed

the foreground details

from the overlay.

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MAKING A SELECTION

Before you begin using

Content-Aware Fill, you need

to make an initial selection

over the area or object

you want to fill in. A loose,

freehand selection with

the Lasso Tool will often

do the job perfectly well.

Now you can go to Edit >

Content-Aware Fill. There’s

another Lasso tool within

the command if you need

to add or subtract from the

initial selection; you can also

use the Expand and Contract

buttons to alter its edge.

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THE WORKSPACE

The dialog box shows a

split-screen view, with

the original image on the

left and a preview of the

resulting fill on the right.

The dividing line can be

dragged either way to give

either window more room.

Hand and Zoom tools let you

zoom in and move around

the image, but you can also

press Ctrl/Cmd plus the – or

+ keys to zoom in and out.

Fit and Fill Screen buttons

let you quickly jump to

different zoom levels.

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