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.
- 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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