Removing unwanted Objects Using the Clone Stamp and Healing Brush Continued

Removing Unwanted Items Sometimes you have a great picture but there is a logo or sign that is distracting within the picture The Clone Stamp is a great way to remove that distraction The most important thing to recognize is that you need to clone from different areas in order to get a random and realistic clone

Removing Complicated Objects Unwanted items that have complicated backgrounds take more effort to erase, but you still have the tools needed to eliminate them Imagine we want to remove the flag Some will be easy (the grass area)

Using the Clone Stamp Use the healing brush the same way you would use the clone stamp Alt-click on the area to copy, then click and drag on the area to remove If you try to go over the more complicated background, it will get all smudged

Selecting Before Cloning Now we want to select the pole using your favourite selection tool (this will make it so you are only changing what is selected, not the background) Be sure you only get the pole, not the sky or background

Use the Clone Stamp Tool Now clone directly to the right of the pole (Alt-click) and then erase the similar coloured area on the pole) You will need to keep sampling different areas to match the background Play around, if you make a mistake, press undo and try again Once you are finished, press Ctrl-D to deselect

Using the Healing Brush Use the Healing brush to remove the flag (the clone stamp simply copies your sample [exactly the same] where the healing brush modifies to look like your sample [similar]) Use the sky to the upper left and try to match up the colours by sampling different areas

The Finished Result

Your Assignment #1 Open the truck picture in Photoshop In the Truck, remove all the Chevy Emblems (front grill, side of door, and wheels) This happens in real life when companies don’t want to spend money to endorse a product that may be in their ad

Your Assignment #2 (Challenging) Open the Graffiti Picture in Photoshop You are to remove the graffiti from the wall of the house without disrupting the siding lines This will take time and zooming in to ensure that it doesn’t look like it was touched up Submit all 3 pictures (golf, truck, graffiti) by email to me (place them in 1 MS Word document)