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[ 45 ]Step Three: Press Shift-J until the Patch tool is active
in the Toolbar. In the Options Bar, set the Patch drop-
down menu to Content-Aware and turn on Sample
All Layers. Click within the selection and drag it
upward to a clear area of sky. Release your mouse
button and Photoshop performs the patch—don’t
deselect yet! In the Options Bar, experiment with
the Structure and Color sliders. To preserve more
of the texture of the area from which you copied
pixels, increase the Structure slider; to preserve less,
decrease it. To perform more color blending between
the two areas, increase the Color slider; to perform
less, decrease it. As you experiment with these fields,
keep an eye inside your selection and you’ll see the
pixels change (values of 7 and 3 were used here).
When you’re finished, choose Select>Deselect.
Step Four: Switch to the Rectangular Marquee tool
and draw a selection around the remaining power
lines. Switch to the Patch tool, and drag the selec-
tion upward to a clean area of sky. Experiment with
the Structure and Color fields in the Options Bar,
and then choose Select>Deselect. Repeat this step to
remove the tallest plant next to the building.
Tip: You can also use the Quick Selection tool (W)
for selecting, and then switch to the Patch tool. To
make the Quick Selection tool work on an empty layer,
turn on its Sample All Layers setting in the Options Bar.