Restoring old photos is a slow job that requires a lot of care and patience. I have promised friends who like my blog to write such a tutorial a long time ago, but I have never been able to think of a good way to express it, so I have been reluctant to write it. It’s just that I’ve been delaying it for too long now, so writing it out will make the logic a bit confusing.
Photoshop has really put a lot of effort into repairing images. The CS2 version has added a stain repair brush tool, plus the repair brush tool, patch tool, and clone stamp tool before the CS version. These are the most needed tools for repairing old photos. of four tools. Although these four tools each have their own uses, they basically work in similar principles. Below we will give some explanations on the four tools. We hope that readers can find a suitable helper for themselves in the process of repairing images through these four tools.
Clone stamp tool This is a veteran photo editing tool, and it is also the most commonly used tool in photo restoration.
The killer trick - copy image moves - the essence of brush moves - press the Alt key to define the copy origin
The biggest difficulty is to find the most suitable group of pixels in the image to repair the repair target. After finding the target, hold down the Alt key and click the mouse to define the origin of the copy.
Move the cursor to the location that needs to be repaired and press the mouse to start copying the image.
In order to better use this tool, you can call up the preferences dialog box and set the brush shape as follows.
After repairing a target position, you need to find the next origin again to copy and repair the next target.
Skill:
Repair can be aided by creating selections
Healing Brush Tool
In my mind, it seems to be a new tool that appeared in Photoshop 7.0. This tool is simply an upgraded version of the Clone Stamp tool. The operation method is the same as the Clone Stamp tool, but even if the color of the copied part is different from the original image below, It will automatically match and make color transitions.
The trump card - copy images, automatically match images. Moves - the essence of brush moves - press the Alt key to define the origin of copying.
I will not describe its operation method here. I will only talk about the shortcomings of this tool. When this tool is used to repair the edge lines in the image,
will also automatically match
Therefore, you still need to use the Clone Stamp tool to repair the edge parts of the image. For large areas of similar color, it is very advantageous to use the healing brush tool.
patch tool
This tool appeared at the same time as the Healing Brush Tool. Rather than saying that the Healing Brush Tool is the sister of the imitation stamp tool, the Patch Tool and the Healing Brush Tool are twins, but the twins look a little different.
The killer trick - copy images, automatically match images. Moves - the essence of selection moves - create a selection.
It can be seen from the move that when using this move, you need to have a selection first.
Before the repair tool has a selection, it is actually a lasso tool. You can draw a selection arbitrarily in the image (of course you need to circle the place you need to repair or the target source of the repair). Of course, you can also Use another method of creating a selection to create this selection.
Use the repair tool to drag the selection and find the location you want to repair in the image.
Even if the patched source color is quite different from the target color, it can still be automatically matched.
The patch tool has two ways of patching, one is to use the "source" to patch (described above), the other is to use the "target" to patch. This option can be found in the tool options bar of this tool.
Spot Healing Brush Tool This tool is a new feature of Photoshop CS2. In terms of function, it is the daughter of the Healing Brush tool. This tool inherits the excellent automatic matching function of the mother's Healing Brush Tool, and takes this function to the extreme.
The trump card - automatic matching of image moves - the essence of brush moves - no move to win, but a move to win
This tool does not need to define the origin. As long as the position of the repaired image is determined, it will automatically find similar similarities at the edges of the determined repair position for automatic matching.
In other words, just put a stroke on the location that needs to be repaired.
After releasing the mouse, the patching is complete.
Fix reference
Summarize:
Each of the four tools has its own strengths. When repairing defective photos, you need to use all four tools at the same time to achieve the highest efficiency and the best repair effect.
In the process of repairing images, the undo operation is often needed. Here I will introduce to you two simple methods to more effectively undo the repair during the repair process.
Method one:
Create a new layer in the layer palette, and when using the Clone Stamp Tool and Healing Brush Tool, you can select the "√" of the "Sample All Layers" option in the tool options bar to repair on the new layer. Yes, if you are not satisfied with the effect, just use the eraser tool to erase it.
Method two:
Use the history brush tool for real-time recovery.
Of course, methods 1 and 2 can be used in combination. Remember that the methods are all dead. After reading my tutorial, I don’t want everyone to follow my method. The most important thing is to find a method that suits you.
Last message: I may not necessarily operate according to the method I wrote during the operation. There is a certain difference between writing and practical operation. The focus of writing is to enable readers to master the most effective method in the shortest time; while practical operation is It is a process of discovery. It is fun to use different methods every time. Learning to experience fun is the best way to learn Photoshop.
