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Repairing areas with the clone stamp tool

The clone stamp tool uses pixels from one area of an image to replace the pixels in another part of the image. Using this tool, you can not only remove unwanted objects from your images, but you can also fill in missing areas in photographs you scan from damaged originals.

You’ll start by filling in the torn corner of the photograph with cloned water from another area of the picture.

1.	Select the clone stamp tool ().
2.	In the tool options bar, open the Brush pop-up palette and select a medium-sized brush with a soft edge, such as Soft Round 21. Then, make sure that the Aligned option is selected.