
PHOTOSHOP 2022 PATCH PATCH
The Patch Tool can also detect patterns in the selection using the Content Aware option.
PHOTOSHOP 2022 PATCH MANUAL
To fix them, manual cloning using The Stamp Clone Tool should do it.Īnd this is the editing result. In this case, there are some piles of rocks whose directions are completely different from the others. But, some areas just don’t match their surroundings. This time, we can keep a distance from the van to prevent another pixel smearing. Next, we reselect the person using the Patch Tool. Alt – click the dirt similar to the one behind the person and then click the feet to remove them. In this case, we can simply chop off the person’s feet using The Clone Stamp Tool. To avoid smearing the area, we need to first remove the difference between the source and the destination. Let’s just redo the last step using Ctrl + Z. White color from the van leaks onto the dirt. Once the mouse button is released you will see a problem, the light colored van and the dark dirt which is replacing the missing person causing the Patch Tool to smear the areas connecting those two.

If you mistakenly select the other mode, you will end up duplicating the person.ĭrag the selected person to a similar scene. To remove the selected person, make sure to use Patch source from destination mode. In this tutorial, we are going to remove the person standing on the van. When the destination and the source areas have extreme differences, the Patch Tool might end up smearing some pixels. To ensure the quality of the altered image, zoom out and try to spot any flaw such as pattern or blurry areas that just don’t make sense. To create a better transition between the dirt and the pile of rocks, we can clone some areas from the dirt using The Clone Stamp Tool. The piles of rocks marked below seem to appear unnaturally compared to the dirt above them. If you zoom in and take a closer look, some areas do not match their new environment. Release the mouse button and we have two identical couples on the mountain trail. Activate this mode and then drag the selected areas to duplicate them. You can do the opposite, duplicating the selected areas by activating the other mode, Patch destination from source. The default setting of the Patch Tool allows us to remove selected areas in the Patch source from the destination mode. Alt + click to define the clone source and then click and drag to paint over the unwanted areas with images from the clone source. You can fix this by manually covering the area using The Clone Stamp Tool.

However, if you take a closer look at the surrounding of the couples, there are some blurry pixel and discontinued placement of rocks which kind of odd. Definitely faster than The Stamp Clone Tool. And guess what, the couples are gone in an instant. Release the mouse button and allow Photoshop to do some calculations to match both the destination and the target area. Next, we just need to drag the selected area to other area that have similar texture. You need to click and drag the couples to select the area. In the Option Bar click the small arrow next to the tool icon and select Reset This Tool. We are going to use the Patch Tool‘s default settings. In this first part of the tutorial, we need to make sure we are on the same page to avoid any confusion. To preserve it, duplicate the original image using Ctrl + J or by dragging the Background layer to the new layer icon.Īctivate the Patch Tool which is located in the same slot as The Healing Brush Tool. We don’t want to alter the original image. We’re going to use The Patch Tool to remove them. Let’s work on this image using The Patch Tool. Unlike The Stamp Clone Tool, The Patch Tool will try to match pasted pixels to the original area.

For this purpose, The Patch Tool is the better choice. But, it is not effective when working with large areas. The Stamp Clone Tool will cover up the designated area using pixels from another area. To remove a small area in an image, we can use The Stamp Clone Tool. In this tutorial, we will guide you through all the important functions of Photoshop Patch Tool.
