How to Use the Healing Brush and Patch Tool by Sean Armenta. Cloning, Patch and Healing in Photoshop - Removing Blemishes and Undereye Circles | Photoshop Actions for Photographers by Paint the Moon. The Clone Tool: It takes pixels from one part of your image (that you select by clicking while holding down the option key with the clone stamp active) and copies them to another part of your image that you select. You can choose your opacity of the brush as well as the hardness. The “Aligned” option is selected by default in your options bar, which makes the source point (where it’s copying from) follow your brush, so each new stroke you make copies the image starting where you made the first stroke. If you deselect Aligned, each time you release your mouse (pen, trackpad, etc) it starts the sample/source point back to the original location you selected.
It is simply copying pixels from one area of the image to the other, so no blending is done for you. The Patch Tool (found in Photoshop and above): A bit more intelligent than the clone tool. The Healing Brush: The Spot Healing Brush: Works just like the healing brush except you don’t select a source area. Photoshop CS5 Tutorials | Photoshop Insider Training Photo Restoration. Using the Healing brush and Clone Stamp tools | lynda.com. The Ultimate Guide To Cloning In Photoshop. Advertisement Photoshop’s wide array of cloning tools is the cause of many of the absolute best and worst works created with the application.
In a skilled and experienced hand, these tools lead to phenomenal results. In the hands of a careless artist, Photoshop cloning can be disastrous to the credibility of the result. This article introduces the several cloning tools available in Photoshop and goes over the proper usage and best practices of each. The Clone Stamp Tool The Clone Stamp tool is the oldest and most widely known of the cloning tools. Use the “Option” key (“Alt”) to set the source. To clone out the name on the tombstone above, you would select a source that shares the texture of the area you want to replace.
To begin, simply click on the preferred source area while holding down the “Option” key (“Alt” on a PC). To be able to use this tool effectively, let’s look at the relevant settings. Basic Settings: Brush The clone stamp’s basic settings. Basic Settings: Sample The Patch Tool.