Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 524)

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Patch an area
The Patch tool lets you repair a selected area with pixels from another area or a pattern. Like the Healing Brush tool, the Patch tool matches the
texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled pixels to the source pixels. You can also use the Patch tool to clone isolated areas of an image. The
Patch tool works with 8-bits or 16-bits-per-channel images.
When repairing with pixels from the image, select a small area to produce the best result.
For information about using the Content-Aware Patch tool options, see Content-Aware Patch and Move.
Using the Patch tool to replace pixels
Patched image
Repair an area using sampled pixels
1. Select the Patch tool .
2. Do one of the following:
Drag in the image to select the area you want to repair, and select Source in the options bar.
Drag in the image to select the area from which you want to sample, and select Destination in the options bar.
You can also make a selection prior to selecting the Patch tool.
3. To adjust the selection, do one of the following:
Shift-drag in the image to add to the existing selection.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) in the image to subtract from the existing selection.
Alt+Shift-drag (Windows) or Option+Shift-drag (Mac OS) in the image to select an area intersected by the existing selection.
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