Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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9 Click the Brush Preset
drop-down menu to
open the Brush picker.
0 Move the Size slider to
set a brush just larger
than the spot you want
to remove.
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! Move the Hardness
slider to 0% for a soft
brush.
@ Click each of the worst
areas of a similar size
first.
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Photoshop removes the spots and
blends the surrounding skin area.
Note: Press the spacebar and click
and drag around the photo to repair
other areas.
# Click the New Layer button to add
another empty layer.
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$ Press the left bracket key to reduce
the brush size or the right bracket
key to increase the size.
A Layer 2 should be highlighted in
the Layers panel.
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% Click the other areas to be
corrected.
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^ Double-click the Hand tool or use
the Zoom tool so the entire face is
visible.
& With Layer 2 selected, click Opacity
and drag to the left until the skin
looks natural.
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More Options!
Once you have finished removing the spots or
blemishes, you can combine the spot-repair layers
by selecting the top one and pressing Ô+E (Ctrl+E),
leaving just one spot layer and the original Background
layer. You can then quickly compare the before and
after images by turning on and off the eye icon ( )
for the spot layer.
Did You Know?
If you use a pen tablet rather than a mouse, you can
set the size in the Brush picker to respond to Pen
Pressure. Then set the initial brush size to be just
larger than the largest spot or blemish. To vary the size
as you brush, press harder to remove large areas and
press lightly to remove smaller areas.
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