In one way or another, most images could do with some sort of fix or another. In the case of scanned images, scratches, dust and hair may make their way on the original, and once the scan has been done our digital copy will need some attention.
One way we could counter or tackle a scratch or a mark , is by using the clone stamp tool. This tool will allow us to select an area to be used as a starting destination and moving in relation to the context of our work, we can paint the starting destination onto any part of the image we like, moving in directions relative to the starting area.
Before we do this however, I will make a new layer and press ok. To continue working normally I will adjust the view so we can see all of our layers.
By selecting current and below, we can work from and below our selected layer, and if there are any issues we can always delete the layer. Pressing our right click will bring options much like the brush tool and I will boost the size to 100 for demonstration purposes, however pressing and holding the alt key will allow us to select an area for sampling with left click.
We can now paint in this window wherever we like, however, be sure to use the clone stamp tool quite carefully if the sampled area is of a different lighting to the destination area. It is ideal to use the clone stamp tool's sample within close distance of the destination source if we are covering things like scratches or dust marks, skin blemishes or spots, etc.
In extreme circumstances we may choose to use the clone stamp tool to create something purely "photoshopped", something surreal maybe or even create falsified images.
This is a unique tool to have at our disposal as it not only means we can "fix" certain aspects of an image that would be otherwise very hard to manipulate in a streamline fashion, but we can also use it as a tool to create something we may not have ever seen, or considered seeing even in our minds.
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