Adobe 13101332 User Guide - Page 192

Adobe Photoshop Help Using Help | Contents | Index Transforming and Retouching Back 192 4 Position the pointer inside the selection, and do one of the following: • If Source is selected in the options bar, drag the selection border to the area from which you want to sample. When you release the mouse button, the originally selected area is patched with the sampled pixels. • If Destination is selected in the options bar, drag the selection border to the area you want to patch. When you release the mouse button, the newly selected area is patched with the sampled pixels. To repair an area using a pattern: 1 Select the patch tool . 2 Drag in the image to select the area you want to repair. Note: You can also make a selection prior to selecting the patch tool. 3 To adjust the selection, do one of the following: • Shift-drag in the image to add to the existing selection. • Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) in the image to subtract from the existing selection. • Alt-Shift-drag (Windows) or Option-Shift-drag (Mac OS) in the image to select an area intersected by the existing selection. 4 Select a pattern from the Pattern pop-up palette in the options bar, and click Use Pattern. Retouching images You can retouch images using the smudge, focus, toning, and sponge tools. Note: These tools cannot be used with Bitmap, Indexed Color mode, or 16-bit-per-channel images. Using the smudge tool The smudge tool simulates the actions of dragging a finger through wet paint. The tool picks up color where the stroke begins and pushes it in the direction you drag. To use the smudge tool: 1 Select the smudge tool . 2 Do the following in the options bar: • Choose a brush and set brush options. (See "Working with brushes" on page 228.) • Specify a blending mode and strength. (See "Setting options for painting and editing tools" on page 241.) • Select Use All Layers to smudge using color data from all visible layers. If this is deselected, the smudge tool uses colors from only the active layer. • Select Finger Painting to smudge using the foreground color at the beginning of each stroke. If this is deselected, the smudge tool uses the color under the pointer at the beginning of each stroke. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 192