Isn't that just the coolest name? Wouldn't it be awesome if we had a SPOT HEALING BRUSH TOOL in our make-up bag. Oh look at that wrinkle or giant lunch food stain that is prominently residing on the front of my blouse- I could just pull out my SPOT HEALING BRUSH TOOL and presto...spot, wrinkle, pimple or stain BE GONE!
Yesterday, I spent several hours just quickly going through some past photos looking for something that would spark my Photoshop imagination. It didn't take long for me to stop on this photo. Absolutely amazing Nevada sunrise that is completely ruined by the heavy power lines. I have always wanted to edit that photo to try to create that beautiful scene that I remember.
That is where the "SPOT HEALING BRUSH TOOL" came in. I'm sure there are a number of ways to FIX this photo but after a quick internet search I decided to give this tool a try. Just a little Photoshop history on me....About 6 weeks ago, I knew absolutely knew nothing beyond cropping a photo. With determination I set aside a weekend and began painstakingly watching YouTube videos in an effort to learn how to do some simple photo editing.
My main motivation is my artwork. I have for a long time felt that learning Photoshop was essential for me to take my art to the next level. I'm pretty happy with my progress and am determined to become proficient. Now, I also should mention here that I don't actually own Photoshop or whatever they are calling it these days but rather I own an old version 8 of Photoshop Elements. The current version is 15 but I wasn't about to spend a dime to purchase another program when I didn't even know how to use the one I have owned for years.
I am happy to report that last night I noticed Photoshop Elements 15 was once again on Amazon Prime, offered at the lowest price I have found of $59.99. Usually it is listed at $79.99. Only one other time had I seen it that price and didn't buy it soon enough and the price jumped the $20 while it sat in my shopping cart. I wasn't about to repeat that scenario, so I quickly made my purchase and can't wait to load it on my laptop when it arrives.
Now I had better get back to my whole purpose to this post and that is my sunrise photo. The SPOT HEALING BRUSH TOOL did the trick. It was a bit of a time consuming process because I had to keep going back over the lines before they were completely gone and there was no distortion left. My patience paid off and I couldn't be happier with this edited photo.
I was SO happy as a matter of fact that I decided to get a little silly and so I then edited this photo we took last spring of a street performer in Virginia City, Nevada dressed as an old prospector complete with his burro. Here it is added to the sunrise photo looking sillier than ever.
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