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The Spot Healing Brush Tool

There is a tool in Photoshop that is absolutely magical!  

It's called the Spot Healing Brush Tool and it can literally 'magically' remove spots and other marks on any image in seconds.

Here's How To Use It:

Let's look at the image of the leaf with the spots on it. The image next to it represents what it looks like after we have used the Spot Healing Brush Tool.  

maple tar spot           maple tar spot

In the Layers panel, select the layer that contains the image of the spots or small objects you want to remove. Zoom in, using the Zoom tool (it's the magnifying glass underneath the hand) at the bottom of the tool panel. 

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Then, in the Tools panel, select the Spot Healing Brush tool. The tool that looks like a bandaid.

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In the options bar, adjust the size and hardness of the Spot Healing Brush tool to fit the item you’re trying to remove.

 

Screen Shot 2019 01 19 at 10.29.51 AM

 

Then, click on a spot or drag over an object you want to remove.

And puff it's gone. It's as simple as that!

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