I'll be quick and go straight to the subject: Is it allowed to use the cloning and healing tool to remove wrinkles. I'm curious because it'll help me in the upcoming Color Portrait challenge.
If you are a Photoshop CS+ user here is a neat little trick...
It keeps you from messing up your images with cloning and that you can recover from it even if you do.
When you bring up the clone tool there is a little checkbox labeled. "Sample All Layers". If you check it then you can create a new empty layer and do all your cloning on it instead of on an image layer. Then if you screw up you can erase and start over even if you don't discover it until long after you've saved the update!
If you are a Photoshop CS+ user here is a neat little trick...
It keeps you from messing up your images with cloning and that you can recover from it even if you do.
When you bring up the clone tool there is a little checkbox labeled. "Sample All Layers". If you check it then you can create a new empty layer and do all your cloning on it instead of on an image layer. Then if you screw up you can erase and start over even if you don't discover it until long after you've saved the update!
Neat, huh?
Thanks a million Steve. I've just learned a new trick. I'm off to practice ;)
If you are a Photoshop CS+ user here is a neat little trick...
It keeps you from messing up your images with cloning and that you can recover from it even if you do.
When you bring up the clone tool there is a little checkbox labeled. "Sample All Layers". If you check it then you can create a new empty layer and do all your cloning on it instead of on an image layer. Then if you screw up you can erase and start over even if you don't discover it until long after you've saved the update!
Neat, huh?
I use the same technique in PS 5.0 -- you don't need an "advanced" version of Photoshop ... I always make a layer called Retouch, and clone onto that layer.
The other big advantage of this technique is that you can toggle the retouch layer's visibility off and on to compare the repair with the underlying original.
I always do all of this type of cloning with all adjustment layers off -- otherwise you can get some weird effects; I then put all adjustment layers above all the pixel layers.
... I always make a layer called Retouch, and clone onto that layer.
The other big advantage of this technique is that you can toggle the retouch layer's visibility off and on to compare the repair with the underlying original. ...
Blending modes can be very useful in cloning/healing -- particularly in portrait touchups.
Use a new layer like described, set the brush opacity down to about 15-20%, and then use the Lighten blend mode if you want to add light to a face, or the Darken to add shadows. With this you can paint in some highlights/shadows while maintaining texture in the face.
