Retouch Tools

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The spot healing brush is the default healing tool in Photoshop and can be used to clone areas from an image and blend the pixels from the sampled area seamlessly with the target area. The basic principle is that the texture from the sample area is blended with the color and luminosity surrounding wherever you

With the Clone Stamp

Tool, a user may select a

source starting point

somewhere on an image,

and then paint elsewhere

using that starting point

as a reference, effectively

cloning the source.

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The Eraser Tool can be

used to erase parts of an

image, selection, or layer.

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The Sharpen Tool is used

to sharpen edges in an

image, while the Blur

Tool burs edges.

The Smudge

Tool smudges an image,

similar to using finger-

paint.

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The Dodge Tool lightens

parts of an image while

the Burn Tool darkens.

The Sponge Tool is used

to saturate, or de-saturate

parts of an image.

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The Brush and Pencil tool

s are used to paint strokes

in graphics. These tools

can be highly customized

for very effective painting.

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The Fill Tools are used to

fill entire layers, selections

and areas with a solid

color, or gradient.

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The Type Tools are used

for creating and setting

type in an image. Both

vertical and horizontal

type can be created.

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The Pen Tools are used to

create clear shapes and

paths which can be used as

vector objects that can be

scaled to any size.

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Custom Shapes are vector

objects that can be created

on the fly from a list of

presets (including user

created shapes).

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A foreground

color and background

color can be set to be used

to paint with, color text,

and fill objects among

other things. This view

provides an easy way to see

what colors are currently

selected, and allows for

easy switching between

two different colors.

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Patch Toolhttps://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-the-patch-tool-in-photoshop/

Select the Patch tool and draw an area around your selection. It works in a

similar way to the Lasso selection.

Move the cursor over the selected area and drag it to the left, right, or in any

direction.

Choose whether you choose Source or Destination mode in the Options

Bar. You will see a preview of the image as you drag it.

When you release the mouse or stylus, Photoshop does the magic of

blending the pixels from the source or the destination area, to merge the

pixels with the original selection seamlessly. Deselect by hitting Ctrl+D.

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Patch Tool – Content Aware Mode

In order to use the Patch Tool in this mode, go up to the Options Bar and

change it from Normal to Content-Aware. If you want to work using an

empty layer above the image, make sure Sample All layers is checked. As

well, in the Options Bar, you will also see Adaption.

By clicking on this, a drop down menu appears with five options. Your

choices range from Very Strict to Very Loose, depending on how much

blending is required. You will need to experiment to see which one looks

best. Before you deselect, press Ctrl+H to hide the marching ants and

toggle between each option to see which one you prefer.

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