Healing Brush CS5
Apr 11, 2012 17:35:49 #
Okay, stuck again...I am using the healing brush and following all directions but the brush does not seem to erase a simple whitish color on my dark background and further more, the brush itself gets a whitish color within it's circle. What the heck is that? It does go away because I am hitting every possible changes I can make but don't know how to make it go away or how it got there in the first place.
What detail am I missing here?
You've all been so good at helping me. You are the only ones I can turn to for some hint. Still struggling with CS5 photoshop.
:roll: :roll: :roll:
What detail am I missing here?
You've all been so good at helping me. You are the only ones I can turn to for some hint. Still struggling with CS5 photoshop.
:roll: :roll: :roll:
Apr 11, 2012 17:51:48 #
Apr 11, 2012 18:32:32 #
Yes. I know how to do the sample point. I followed the directions in my For Dummies book, but what I'm finding that the books are great for initial procedures but can't tell you what to do when things go wrong. I've even started with a clean slate by starting over turning everything off and still the healing tool does very little to get rid of the color I want removed. I've tried different pressures, sizes, layers. I used the correction brush in the Apple Aperture and it works just fine. I'm trying to get a handle on CS5 but it's coming with great difficulties.
Apr 12, 2012 00:37:30 #
This happens sometimes. Can you say algorithm? Anyway, just use a different too such as the clone tool or even the spot healing tool.
Apr 12, 2012 07:23:24 #
Apr 12, 2012 07:27:10 #
Apr 12, 2012 09:41:49 #
The healing brush does not do well with covering "white", or especially blown-out white areas. If memory serves, the same is true of content-aware healing (I always have to try it first and then realize the results are not working). My conclusion is that both tools are designed to factor in the area that is being covered and the white dominates the result. In these situations the clone tool, which duplicates the pixels from one area to another, will do a better job.
Apr 12, 2012 10:12:41 #
I found in PSE 10, that making the brush really small, and enlarging the image so I can work on an almost pixel-sized area sometimes works.
Also, I found that by swiping the brush in a different direction sometimes works, too. Try to avoid working too close to a lighter area with a large brush.
Also, I found that by swiping the brush in a different direction sometimes works, too. Try to avoid working too close to a lighter area with a large brush.
Apr 12, 2012 10:15:31 #
FotoFan wrote:
Okay, stuck again...I am using the healing brush a... (show quote)
I think you need to check the settings in the Application Bar at the top of the work space after selecting the clone tool and make sure that:
the mode box is set to "normal"
the opacity is at "100%"
the flow control is set to "100%" and that
the layers section box is set to "all layers"
Apr 12, 2012 10:19:49 #
I have had this same thing happen before and it was because I had the wrong layer selected.
Apr 12, 2012 10:35:40 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
FotoFan wrote:
Okay, stuck again...I am using the healing brush a... (show quote)
could it be that your source for healing is the wound your trying to fix?
Apr 12, 2012 10:40:43 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
Can we also assume you know there are different setting for that healing brush? Are you aware of the little tiny triangle at the bottom right of the icon box of the healing brush (as well as other icon boxes), because that is where you go to change the brush to different healing brush settings as well. If you don't know about this, go there and see which typoe you have chosen. One you have to ALT click to choose a place to clone or heal from, the other you don't need to do the ALT click part because it samples from pixels around itself.
Apr 12, 2012 11:11:46 #
Thanks Fly Guy!!!!!! It works. I was able to clean up the white blotch in the dark area of the background. I set the controls as you suggested. It may have been the layers setting that caused most of the problems.Mode was also off. I also did as Indi suggested - Oh Yeah! You guys are cool!
Apr 12, 2012 11:15:11 #
Lucian, thanks also. I will check this out. I did know about the little triangular icon and have opened it but the other advice will be useful. Let you know.
Apr 12, 2012 14:04:12 #
FotoFan wrote:
Thanks Fly Guy!!!!!! It works. I was able to clean up the white blotch in the dark area of the background. I set the controls as you suggested. It may have been the layers setting that caused most of the problems.Mode was also off. I also did as Indi suggested - Oh Yeah! You guys are cool!
My pleasure to be of help.
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