Removing Imperfections
Removing zits, blemishes, or basically any other small imperfection in a picture is a must-have skill. There are a few ways to do it, but I'll show you two.
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There are two ways you can remove blemishes. You can use the clone tool or the heal tool. I use the heal tool the most, which is what we will use today. Both tools are highlighted in the picture.
The heal tool is the band-aid, the clone tool is that stamp-looking one.
2.
These tools both have more options. If you click and hold on one of the tools (this applied for almost all tools in photoshop) a small box will appear by it. If you don't see the heal tool or clone tool,
simply click and hold and select the correct one.
3.
I prefer the heal tool, so we'll use that. Its the most basic and easiest to use, at least in my opinion. Select the heal tool. Right click anywhere on the picture. A small box will show up. Diameter it what controls how big the brush will be.
Hardness controls how "hard" the effect will be. If its softer, the edges will blend in better. It will make the picture look smoother, overall.
Spacing is how far apart each brush stroke will be.
4.
With the heal tool all ready to go, hold Alt and click on an area that is close to what you want the area you're going to change to look like. I put a pink star on the skin that I will copy from. When I Alt + click on it, it will sort of copy the
look of that area. After you've clicked, click again on the imperfection.
5.
It should be gone! If it isn't, mess with settings some more until you get the effect you want.
6.
I put more pink stars by more imperfections as an example. After they're removed...
7.
The picture will look like this! It takes some practice to get good at removing blemishes, but don't give up! It'll be worth it in the end.
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