Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One

At first, it will look as if you’re painting with a darker color, as on

the right side of Figure 4-24, but when you release your mouse

button, you’ll see that Photoshop has deftly merged the informa-

tion between the source and destination areas just beautifully.

Off color as you paint Seamlessly healed when you

release the mouse button

Figure 4-24.

Figure 4-25.

8. Set a source point for the smudge at the corner of her mouth. The
   next area we’ll attend to is the small smudge on the left cor-
   ner of her mouth. It’s a tricky area because we have to avoid
   the crease of her lip and other odd textures when we’re setting
   the source point. The best plan of attack is to set it “close to
   home” just to the left of the area we’re trying to heal. As you
   can see in Figure 4-25, I’ve chosen a point that’s almost adja-
   cent to the destination spot. Hold down the Alt (Option) key
   and click that spot.

PeaRl Of WISDOm

Despite the increased control afforded by the healing brush, it’s still at
heart a highly automated tool. And the results of such tools sometimes fall
short of perfection. In more challenging healing work, you may see rows
of inconsistent pixels, known as scarring. These bad seams tell the world
that your image has been modified. Fortunately, you can reheal an area by
painting over it (or spot-clicking it) as many times as you like.

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