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What tools do you usually use to repair an old photo with color correction in Photoshop?

Spot repair brush tool

The shortcut key of the stain repair tool is "j" (the premise of using the shortcut key is that the input method must be in a letter state), when using the stain repair brush tool. You don't need to define the origin, you just need to adjust the brush size with the right mouse button, and move the mouse to click the position that needs to be repaired. It is very practical in practical application and simple to operate. There are many spots on the beauty's face, as shown below.

Four restoration tools that must be learned in Photoshop in the later stage of photography.

(The icon style of the stain repair tool is the arrow position in the above picture) Click all the spots on your face with the mouse and they will disappear immediately. See the picture below after repair.

Four restoration tools that must be learned in Photoshop in the later stage of photography.

2. Repair the brush tool

The brush repair tool is similar to the previous tool. This tool can remove spots and stains from the image, and the repaired part will automatically blend with the background hue. Usage: Before repairing, you need to hold down the alt key to get the source image in one place, and then cover the defiled place to blend in with the surroundings. This tool is suitable for operating on images with similar colors. In the picture below, the wrinkles around the characters' eyes are deep.

Four restoration tools that must be learned in Photoshop in the later stage of photography.

See the picture below after the repair, but the disadvantage is that details may be lost.

Four restoration tools that must be learned in Photoshop in the later stage of photography.

3, repair tools

Patching tools are mainly used to modify images with obvious cracks or stains or need to be changed. The method is: select the selected area to be repaired, pull the selected area to be repaired, and drag it to the nearby intact area to realize the repair. Generally, it can be used to repair some large areas of wrinkles and the like, and the details need to be handled with the imitation stamp tool. As shown below.

Four restoration tools that must be learned in Photoshop in the later stage of photography.

Select the surrounding area with the mouse circle, and then pull the selected area to the surrounding area with intact skin. See the picture below after repair.

Four restoration tools that must be learned in Photoshop in the later stage of photography.

4. Content-aware mobile tools

Since Photoshop CS5, the function of "content-aware mobile tool" has been added, which can remove redundant objects from pictures and automatically calculate and repair the removed parts, thus achieving a more perfect picture synthesis effect.