The Content-Aware
Fill command works
by rebuilding parts of
your image, helping you
remove unwanted objects,
improve messy details or
tidy up a composition. The
feature has been a part of
Photoshop for some time,
but was recently given a
welcome update, making it
much more controllable.
Previously you would
make a selection, then
use Content-Aware Fill:
This updated command offers greater control than
ever while you’re removing unwanted detailsHOW TO MASTER THE
CONTENT-AWARE FILL TOOL
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from the lizard’s body, the
tree and elsewhere.
This is where the
new Content-Aware Fill
command comes in. You can
be very specific about which
parts of the photo you want
the command to sample
from, so you can exclude the
foreground details and force
it to use the blurry backdrop
instead. You can also fine-
tune the way it samples
and reuses pixels. Let’s
take a closer look...Photoshop would determine
what to remove by analyzing
the rest of the frame and
generating new pixels based
on the content of the image.
The problem is, it
occasionally samples and
uses parts that you don’t
want to replicate. Here, for
example, I want to remove
the distracting leaf next
to the lizard’s head. But a
straightforward fill results
in a mess of pixels, as the
command samples details