Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 169

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 164 User Guide Easily remove spots or imperfections using the Spot Healing Brush tool. 1 In the Editor, select the Spot Healing Brush tool . 2 Choose a brush size. A brush that is slightly larger than the area you want to fix works best so that you can cover the entire area with one click. 3 Choose a Type option in the options bar. Proximity Match Uses the pixels around the edge of the selection to find an image area to use as a patch for the selected area. If this option doesn't provide a satisfactory fix, undo the fix and try the Create Texture option. Create Texture Uses all the pixels in the selection to create a texture in which to fix the area. If the texture doesn't work, try dragging through the area a second time. 4 Click the area you want to fix in the image, or click and drag over a larger area. See also "To adjust the color of skin tone" on page 138 To fix large imperfections The Healing Brush fixes large areas of imperfections when you drag over them. You can remove objects from a uniform background, such as an object in a field of grass. Before and after using Healing Brush 1 In the Editor, select the Healing Brush tool . 2 Choose a brush size from the options bar and set healing brush options: Mode Determines how the source or pattern blends with existing pixels. Normal mode lays new pixels over the original pixels. Replace mode preserves film grain and texture at the edges of the brush stroke.