4 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.

To repair an area using a pattern:

1Select the patch tool .

2Drag in the image to select the area you want to repair.

Note: You can also make a selection prior to selecting the patch tool.

3 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.

4 Select a pattern from the Pattern pop-up palette in the options bar, and click Use Pattern.

Retouching images

You can retouch images using the smudge, focus, toning, and sponge tools.

Note: These tools cannot be used with Bitmap, Indexed Color mode, or 16-bit-per-channel images.

Using the smudge tool

The smudge tool simulates the actions of dragging a finger through wet paint. The tool picks up color where the stroke begins and pushes it in the direction you drag.

To use the smudge tool:

1Select the smudge tool .

2Do the following in the options bar:

•Choose a brush and set brush options. (See “Working with brushes” on page 228.)

•Specify a blending mode and strength. (See “Setting options for painting and editing tools” on page 241.)

•Select Use All Layers to smudge using color data from all visible layers. If this is deselected, the smudge tool uses colors from only the active layer.

•Select Finger Painting to smudge using the foreground color at the beginning of each stroke. If this is deselected, the smudge tool uses the color under the pointer at the beginning of each stroke.

3 Drag in the image to smudge color.

In Photoshop, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag with the smudge tool to use the Finger Painting option.

Using the focus tools

The focus tools consist of the blur tool and the sharpen tool. The blur tool softens hard edges or areas in an image to reduce detail. The sharpen tool focuses soft edges to increase clarity or focus. For information on other ways to adjust sharpness, see “Sharpening images” on page 155 and “Improving performance with filters” on page 324.

To use the blur or sharpen tool:

1Select the blur tool or sharpen tool .

2Do the following in the options bar:

•Choose a brush and set brush options. (See “Working with brushes” on page 228.)

•Specify a blending mode and strength. (See “Setting options for painting and editing tools” on page 241.)

•Select Use All Layers to blur or sharpen using data from all visible layers. If this is deselected, the tool uses data from only the active layer.

3 Drag over the part of the image you want to blur or sharpen.

Using the toning tools

The toning tools consist of the dodge tool and the burn tool. Used to lighten or darken areas of the image, the dodge and burn tools are based on a traditional photographer’s technique for regulating exposure on specific areas of a print. Photographers hold back light to lighten an area on the print (dodging) or increase the exposure to darken areas on a print (burning).

To use the dodge or burn tool:

1Select the dodge tool or burn tool .

2Do the following in the options bar:

•Choose a brush and set brush options. (See “Working with brushes” on page 228.)

•Select what to change in the image: Midtones to change the middle range of grays; Shadows to change the dark areas; Highlights to change the light areas.

•Specify the exposure for the tool. (See “Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure” on page 243.)

•(Photoshop) Click the airbrush button to use the brush as an airbrush. Alternately, select the Airbrush option in the Brushes palette. (See “Creating airbrush effects (Photoshop)” on page 239.)

3 Drag over the part of the image you want to modify.

Using the sponge tool

The sponge tool subtly changes the color saturation of an area. In Grayscale mode, the tool increases or decreases contrast by moving gray levels away from or toward the middle gray.