Chapter 2: Cloning, Healing, and Patterns

Overview

Painting in Photoshop is all very well and good. In fact, it's all extremely well and good. But it represents just the tip of an immense image manipulation iceberg. And having melted that tip away, you come to the next strata in the pixel- based glacier, the retouchers ” specifically , the Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp, Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye removal tools. As a group , these remarkable tools enable you to cover up blemishes, smooth over imperfections, repair damaged images, and apply repeating patterns to match film grain or background elements. In short, they permit you to perform the sort of miracles that simply weren't possible in the days before computer imaging, and all without the slightest fear of damaging your artwork.