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Retouch images in Camera Raw

The Spot Removal tool  lets you repair a selected area of an image with a sample from another area.

  1. Select the Spot Removal tool  from the toolbar.
  2. Select one of the following from the Type menu:
    Heal
    Matches the texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled area to the selected area.

    Clone
    Applies the sampled area of the image to the selected area.

  3. (Optional) In the tool options under the Histogram, drag the Radius slider to specify the size of the area that the Spot Removal tool affects.
  4. Move the Spot Removal tool into the photo and click the part of the photo to retouch. A red-and-white dashed circle appears over the selected area. The green-and-white dashed circle designates the sampled area of the photo used to clone or heal.
  5. Do any of the following:

    • To specify the sampled area, drag inside the green-and-white circle to move it to another area of the image.

    • To specify the selected area being cloned or healed, drag inside the red-and-white circle.

    • To adjust the size of the circles, move the pointer over the edge of either circle until it changes to a double-pointing arrow, and then drag to make both circles larger or smaller.

    • To cancel the operation, press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS).

Repeat this procedure for each area of the image that needs retouching. To remove all sample areas and start over, click the Clear All button in the tool options.