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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 - Fifth Edition

You're reading from  Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 - Fifth Edition

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248455
Pages 510 pages
Edition 5th Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Robin Nichols Robin Nichols
Profile icon Robin Nichols

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface 1. Color keys
2. Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview 3. Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch 4. Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing 5. Chapter 4: Getting Started with Simple Solutions 6. Chapter 5: Easy Creative Projects 7. Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques: Transformations, Layers, Masking, and Blend Modes 8. Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text 9. Chapter 8: Additional Tools and Features 10. Chapter 9: Advanced Drawing, Painting and Illustration Techniques 11. Chapter 10: Exporting Work, Sharpening, and Plug-ins 12. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting, Additional Techniques 13. Chapter 12: Feature Appendix 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Use the superb Object Removal utility (Guided > Basics > Object Removal). Note: This feature works well providing that the object being removed is not overlapping or touching important parts of the subject. If this is the case, use the manually operated Clone Stamp Tool.

  • Expert > Tool Bar > Clone Brush Tool: use this the same way as the Healing Brush. Hold Alt/Opt and click on some 'good' pixels to copy that area before moving to the damaged area, and clicking a second time to paste the copied pixels over the bit you want covered up. For large areas, you could also first carefully select the offending object, then either paint over it (Brush Tool) or cover it up using pixels from another part of the same image,...
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