How to remove the mold or fungus on this photo

[Gerald McClaren]

I would like to know how can I remove and clone the fungus or mold from this photo with photoshop cs 2.


Gerald McClaren

[Daviskw]

Hi Gerald

I'm afraid I have no ideas except cloning and healing brush. Maybe some else will have a better idea.

Butch

[Gerald McClaren]

Hi!: Daviskw, you had done a very nice job of removing the mold or fungus from this photo. What method did you use? Did you use the clone tool? Or, Did you copy part of the clothes? Nice job.


Gerald McClaren

[Daviskw]

Hi Gerald

I used the healing brush on the small dots and areas. I did copy parts of the good top then flipped and transformed. Then I copied parts of those to fill to the edges. I used skin from the neck area to fill out the arm…With time I would have done a better job with that. I did use the clone here and there set to lighten or darken at a 30 percent opacity.

Butch

[Gerald McClaren]

I'm confused Daviskw. Did you cloned and healed the left-side before copying and transform the right-side over the left-side? I had noticed that the right -side is narrower than the left-side, on the other hand, how did you fit it over the left-side. I hoped this is not too confusing.

Gerald McClaren

[Daviskw]

Hi there

I used the healing brush on small spots on her neck to begin with. Then I used the selection brush to copy just the neckline of her blouse, flipped horizontally and rotated as needed and moved to our left side. I believe I duplicated it rather than stretch it to make if long enough to fit.

I cleaned up some of the staining on the rest of the good blouse then selected as much good material as I could. Again I flipped and rotated and placed over the left side area. I did stretch but just a little mostly to fit the general area but not so much as to blur the selection. Then I copied pieces of the pattern on the blouse to extend the width to the left as needed.


Butch

[MajorSONAR]

Nice work Butch! Thanks for the explanation.