Photoshop is the gold standard for image retouching and comes with several tools designed to help make images look their best. Image retouching is an art, and learning to do it well takes both time and practice.
If you’ve never retouched a photograph before, choose a simple image with a few areas you want to repair. The more complicated the photograph is, the more skill it takes to retouch. While you’re learning, work with simple images.
Open an image to be retouched.
From the Brush menu, choose the Healing Brush Tool. (It looks like a bandage.) A toolbar will appear at the top of your window with controls for the Healing Brush Tool.
You can adjust the pixel size of the Healing Brush Tool using the pull-down menu at the top. The maximum pixel size is 24.
Examine your image carefully, especially in the area of the repair. Look for an area of the image that contains colours and shading similar to what you will need to repair the affected part of your image.
When you find a section of the image you want to use, “clone” it using Alt+left click. The cursor will change to resemble a target. You will see crosshairs contained in a circular shape. Click and drag the circle to the area you want to repair. A plus sign will show you the area you’re copying, and the circle will start to fill with the pixels you’re cloning.
You can repeat the clone-and-copy technique as often as you need to for areas of the photograph that require retouching. Be careful in your selection of the area to be cloned. Everything in the cloning area will be transferred to your target. This includes shapes, edges, colour gradations, and imperfections. It’s best to work with a small area and take your time when you’re retouching an image.
When you’re finished retouching, you can apply other filters, textures and gradients to make the retouched area look more natural.
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