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How to Use the Patch Tool in Photoshop CS2

Adobe Photoshop CS2 includes an impressive array of tools that allow users to quickly make edits that can greatly improve the quality of their photographs and graphic art. Users can easily erase and replace skin blemishes and surface scratches so well that the untrained eye will not be able to tell they were ever there. Photoshop's "Patch Tool" is one such tool, allowing you to use unblemished areas of an image as replacements for parts that are scratched or include unwanted elements.

Instructions

1
Open Photoshop CS2 and select "File" and "Open" from the application menu. Select an image with an area you want to touch up or patch and click "Open."



2
Select the "Tools Panel" and choose the "Patch Tool" nested beneath the Spot Healing Brush Tool. Check the "Source" bubble in the Tool Options Panel above your canvass.



3
Click and drag around the area you want to patch, making sure to connect back to your beginning point to complete the patch area.



4
Click and hold down your mouse inside the patch area. Drag this to an area that contains a clean section of background, or an image that you want to replace the current area of your patch selection. You will be able to see what the resulting patch looks like as you drag it around your image. Release your mouse when you find the right replacement area.



5
Select "File" and "Save As." Enter a new name and select a new folder for your patched image. Click "Save."