photo trick : i stand corrected. THIS is the bestest digital concealer

ok, nevermind my post about the stamp tool earlier. i just learned a neater, much more seamless, time-saving way to correct flaws from my photographer friend today. yay!

and because i'm generally a nice person, i'm imparting this useful knowledge to you because i know, you're gonna need this trick when you child is bitten on the face by annoying mosquitoes and monster kids. otherwise, it's a perfect picture you'd want to frame of keep in the album but you can't because .. urrgh that pesky bites!

ok, so we begin with opening the file.

i'm using a photo of arwen i took recently. she has some nasty mozzie bites on her cheeks that she loves to scratch. so they've become red and are starting to scar. and i needed to make a thank you card for someone for giving arwen a dress. and i wanted to put in her picture in that card but i can't simply leave her face flawed like that now can i? no. i need to do something about it. i know, i know, i'm photoshopping a 1 year old's face. blah blah blah.




moving on.
ok now, pick the Patch tool from your toolbox.



and then go to your photo. select the area that you want to correct by 'drawing' around that area. just like you'd do with a lasso tool.



ok now, that you've selected the area, drag it to the outer area that has a tone and colour closely resembling the area that you want to correct. very subtle tones ok, don't over do it. preferably the area closest to the problem area.



and then release your mouse.

magic!