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To avoid removing important details from areas surrounding
the scratch, you can limit the correction by creating a selection.
For information about creating selections, see “Creating
selections” on page 157.
If you are not satisfied with the result, click the Undo button
, reselect the scratch, and try varying the width of the tool.
If the scratch extends over several different backgrounds, you
can try removing the scratch one section at a time.
Removing flaws and objects
You can remove flaws and objects in your images by using the Clone
Brush tool or the Object Remover tool. The Clone Brush tool lets you
remove flaws and objects by painting over them with another part of
the image. The paint source can be a part of the same layer, another
layer in the image, a merged image, or a layer from another image.
Increase or decrease the width of
the selection box in 1-pixel
increments
Before releasing the mouse
button, press Page up or Page
down.
Use surrounding pixels to fill the
area perpendicular to the edge of
the selection box
Before releasing the mouse
button, press Shift.
This technique is ideal for photos
in which the background contains
areas with defined borders and
lines, such as a brick wall.
You can also
