With the Content-Aware Move tool, you need only a few quick steps to duplicate a thistle so
that it combines seamlessly with the background, and is also different enough that it doesn’t
look like an exact copy of the original.
1. Open Thistle.psd in your Lesson05/Extra Credit folder.
2. Select the Content-Aware Move tool ( ) (grouped with the healing brush and Red Eye
tools).
3. In the options bar, choose Extend from the Mode menu. Choosing Extend duplicates the
thistle; if you just want to reposition the single thistle, you would choose Move.4. With the Content-Aware Move tool, draw a selection marquee around the thistle, with a
margin large enough to include a little of the grass around it.
5. Drag the selection to the left, and drop it in the empty area of grass.
6. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac) the dragged thistle, and choose Flip
Horizontal.
7. Drag the top left transformation handle to make the thistle smaller. If you think the copy
of the thistle should be farther from the original, position the pointer inside the
transformation rectangle and drag the thistle copy slightly to the left.
8. Press Enter or Return to make the transformations permanent, leaving the content
selected so you can adjust the Structure and Color options to improve how the new
thistle blends with the background.
9. Choose Select > Deselect, and save your changes.