| Touchup |
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This tutorial requires the user to have a basic knowledge of the interface for Photoshop 3 or above. Mary times photographs and / or illustrations are "almost" what you are looking for. Perhaps a photo has scratches or blemishes that detract from the image, This tutorial teaches how to cover unwanted areas with one of the best retouch tools in Photoshop, the Rubber Stamp. |
| Step 1 |
| Open
woman.jpg (download the file from this
link and open it in Photoshop). |
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| Step 2 |
Create a new layer
in the Layers palette ( 
). |
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| Step 3 |
| Name the new layer "Work". Leave the rest of the options at the default settings and select the OK button. |  |
| Step 4 |
Select the "Rubber Stamp" (
)tool.
In the Options palette, select the Option, "Clone (aligned)". Check the "Sample Merged" box also (this will allow you to use pixels from layers that are below your current work layer). |
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| Step 5 |
| Select a brush from the Brushes palette. |  |
| Step 6 |
| Make sure that the layer "Work" is selected as the active layer. |  |
| Step 7 |
| While holding the "Alt" (Win) or "Option" (Mac) key, select (click) a point of origin (where the Rubber Stamp will begin grabbing it's source data) near the area you wish to cover. This will help make the best match to the area you want to modify. |  |
| Step 8 |
| Release the "Alt" or "Option" key and click the mouse to begin cloning nearby pixels over the chosen areas (cover the blemishes and wrinkles on her face). |  |
| *Note |
| Repeat steps 7 & 8 as needed. For best results, very the Rubber Stamp's point of origin, opacity (try about 50% in the Options Palette), and brush size. Subtlety is best, don't get too heavy handed. |
| Step 9 |
Save as WOMAN.PSD
( 
). |
| Step 11 |
| Toggle the "Work" layer on and off to see the effect. |  |
| Last Modified
March 12, 2005 Return to Lunadude |