The Patch tool lets you repair a selected
area with pixels from another area or a pattern. Like the Healing
Brush tool, the Patch tool matches the texture, lighting, and shading
of the sampled pixels to the source pixels. You can also use the
Patch tool to clone isolated areas of an image. The Patch tool works
with 8‑bits or 16‑bits-per-channel images.
When
repairing with pixels from the image, select a small area to produce
the best result.
Drag in the image to select the area you
want to repair, and select Source in the options bar.
Drag in the image to select the area from which
you want to sample, and select Destination in the options bar.
Note: You can also make a selection prior to selecting the
Patch tool.
To adjust the selection, do one of the following:
Shift-drag in the image to add to the existing
selection.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS)
in the image to subtract from the existing selection.
Alt+Shift-drag (Windows) or Option+Shift-drag (Mac OS)
in the image to select an area intersected by the existing selection.
Position the pointer inside the selection, and do one
of the following:
If Source is selected in the options bar,
drag the selection border to the area from which you want to sample.
When you release the mouse button, the originally selected area
is patched with the sampled pixels.
If Destination is selected in the options bar, drag the
selection border to the area you want to patch. When you release
the mouse button, the newly selected area is patched with
the sampled pixels.
Drag in the image to select the area you want to repair.
Note: You can also make a selection prior to selecting the
Patch tool.
To adjust the selection, do one of the following:
Shift-drag in the image to add to the existing
selection.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS)
in the image to subtract from the existing selection.
Alt-Shift-drag (Windows) or Option-Shift-drag (Mac OS)
in the image to select an area intersected by the existing selection.
Select a pattern from the Pattern palette in the options
bar, and click Use Pattern.
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said on
Dec 9, 2008
at
3:57 AM :
I have been having a problem with an area in a portrait. The pixels posterize when I print. Can the patch tool be used to solve that problem? The image is correctly exposed and I have not altered the file except to apply a very very small adjustment in curves.
~mark
said on
Dec 12, 2008
at
4:09 PM :
That greatly depends on the image content. If a similar, unposterized area exists elsewhere in the image, the patch tool could be effective. You may need to experiment with different patch sources to find a seamless match.
When
repairing with pixels from the image, select a small area to produce
the best result.
Repair an area using sampled pixels
.
~mark
said on
Dec 12, 2008
at
4:09 PM :
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