
The first is to get comfortable with the clone tool if you're not already.
The second is to try out the Healing Brush Tool. Personally I don't like it but some people use it extensively for animashes.
The third is to never underestimate the importance of starting out with well-chosen source images. It makes everything else much easier.
The fourth is to take the advice of a master. I think HumanDescent has a tutorial on his site.
www.humandescent.com/
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Fri 10 Apr 2009, 4:54,
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The second is to try out the Healing Brush Tool. Personally I don't like it but some people use it extensively for animashes.
The third is to never underestimate the importance of starting out with well-chosen source images. It makes everything else much easier.
The fourth is to take the advice of a master. I think HumanDescent has a tutorial on his site.
www.humandescent.com/

I try and use both the clone stamp and the healing brush to smooth over the patterns caused by the clone stamp, but maybe that means I'm not using the clone tool effectively.
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Fri 10 Apr 2009, 4:56,
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If I wasn't a poor college student. I'm stuck using a laptop which adds whole other hurdle to jump.
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Fri 10 Apr 2009, 4:59,
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yeah it's got to be hard doing these on a laptop.
Regarding the clone tool, in my experience it's very sensitive to brush adjustments, so if it's not doing what you want, it's definitely worth playing around with different brush types.
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Fri 10 Apr 2009, 5:05,
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Regarding the clone tool, in my experience it's very sensitive to brush adjustments, so if it's not doing what you want, it's definitely worth playing around with different brush types.

I know experimenting is the best way to learn on PS but it started to feel like I had exhausted every alley way so I had to resort to asking for tips. I never have played around with the brushes with the clone tool... don't know why I'd never thought of it.
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