There's wildlife in my hair!

First off, I just have to thank Panasonicyouth for putting this tutorial up on the community page! That was seriously a rush of joy and adrenaline. Thank you everyone for looking at the first tutorial! But anyway, on with the  second.


THE STAMP CLONE TOOL.
The example for today:



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Ew! What are those disgusting white things in her hair? Those are called stuck pixles, and a lot of cameras come out with them. It's just a singular pixel that comes out white, instead of like the rest of the picture. I made them bigger and circled them so you could see them.
If you're bothered by stuck pixles, then all you need is the THE STAMP CLONE TOOL!



There it is, right underneath the Red Eye tool and above the Eraser. It looks sort of like a stamp. Different versions of photoshop place it differently on the toolbar, but that's what it looks like, no matter what version you have.

Here's how to use it. (Don't worry. These instructions work for every kind of photoshop, on Mac or Windows.)



DO NOT HOLD THE BRUSH OVER THE STUCK PIXEL AT FIRST. Hold it just above the pixel you want to get rid of and PRESS "ALT." (For Mac users, press "Option." It's the same thing.)
Then hold the brush over the stuck pixel and click! It will magically disappear! If that didn't make any sense, keep reading. If you get it, open up photoshop and try it out!

Okay. The stuck pixel is in the hair, right? So, because you want it to look like the rest of the hair, you press ALT on the part of the hair you want it to look like.

(The circle is the brush. The white dot is the ugly stuck pixel that needs to go away.)



See how the brush is over the hair, and above the stuck pixel? That's where it oughta be when you press "ALT."
Now. Now move the brush over the stuck pixel and click on it to get rid of it. You may need to click a few times to make it completely invisible.



See? All gone.

This also works for getting rid of zits, lens flares, freckles, spots, or people in the background of any picture! Play around with the Stamp Clone tool. It's frurstrating to get used to at first, but once you do, you'll use it every time you edit! It really helps.

Just so you know, this tool pretty hard to explain, so it's perfectly understandable if you still don't get it. Just comment and I'll edit the journal with more screen shots and a better explaination.