Tip: If the color replacement looks too harsh, you may need to take a new sample closer to the area you are working on. For example, the pink of the shorts above and below the belt require different samples because of the slight difference in color and shading.
Repairing Mold and Discoloration in Photoshop Elements
By Sue Chastain, About.com Guide
Here's how it should look after repairing the color in the flesh-tones. Next you'll want to (Alt-click) sample the pink from the shorts and clean up the discolored areas on the shorts. Then, sample a white area, and clean up the discoloration on the belt.
Prev
- Download the practice image
- Select the Color Replacement Tool
- Adjust the brush settings
- Sample a replacement color
- Paint away the discoloration
- Replace color on the shorts and belt
- Set up a lighten brush
- Paint away the mold in the flesh tones
- Smooth out the flesh tones with the spot healing tool
- Finish repairing the belt and shorts with the spot healing tool
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