Tutorial - "To Heal or To Clone. That Is The Question" Page 4

Modifying or repairing your images in Photoshop.



Leaf picture repaired

Here is the repaired leaf picture.

Get the .hqx file of the image. Open it with Stuffit Expander. The Photoshop file is 1.33 MB. I reduced the image by 50 percent to save on the file size. You will need to open OakBunchDone50.psd in Photoshop. In the menu, go to "Image -> Image Size..." In the Image Size dialog box, change Width: pixels to Width: percent. Type 200 in the width box. The image will now be the correct size.

Accordion picture

I will show you two tool for image repairing that I do not use much, but you might find them helpful. Here is a really scratched photo.


Dust & Scratches Filter picture

Under the "Filter" menu, choose "Noise -> Dust & Scratches..."


Scratches dialog box picture

In the Dust & Scratches dialog box I have set the Radius: 2 pixels and Threshold: 0 levels. Zoom in and out with the minus and plus signs. I would check "Preview" so you can see the changes. The Dust & Scratches filter works better on dust.
Many scratches are gone, but the image is pretty blurry. Running a sharpen filter helps a little. (Filter -> Sharpen -> Sharpen)


Healed area picture

Try the Smudge Tool to blend the pixels. It works similar to smearing chalk with your finger. Choose a brush size and a brush type in the top menu.

Some alert readers may have noticed the leaf image is the shape of a business card. I will show you how to use the leaf image as the background for a business card created in Adobe Illustrator 10.


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