This workshop shows you how to repair damaged areas such as tears, creases, and holes in photographs using the CloneTool.

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You must first get a clear look at the damaged area using the Zoom tool.

1. Place the Zoom tool over the tear or damaged area, and click to zoom in.
2. Open the Paint Tools flyout, and click the Clone Tool.
3. Click View menu, Roll-ups, Tool Settings.

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1. In the Tool Settings Roll-Up, set the clone Type to Custom Normal.
2. Set the Paint Mode to Normal
3. Choose a round soft nib from the Nib picker
4. Type a value between 15 and 20 in the Soft edge box.
5. Type 0 in the Transparency box.

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You will notice that the cursor has changed. It is now a flashing cross hair.

1. Right-click to set the source point for the area you want to clone.
2. Move the cursor over the area you want to copy (source point) and paint over the damaged area.

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A large cross hair marks the source point; use it as a guide when cloning.

Right-click to reset the source point.

To make the repaired area look natural, change the source point and vary your brush technique. Try dabbing the image instead of applying brush strokes as you do when using a paint brush.

You have now learned how to repair damaged areas. But you can also use this technique to duplicate specific areas of an image or to incorporate parts of one image with another.

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