ICT Notes

2. 1.
Used to repair scratches and specs on
image. Choose your cursor size, then
holding the alt key, you select a nice/ clean
area of your image. Release the Alt key and
paint over the bad area. It basically copies
the information from the first to the second
in the form of a brush tool.

3. 2.
It works like the healing brush
tool, only it works with pattern.

4. 3.
It removes the skin blemish by automatically
sampling around the area being retouched
and then matching and blending the texture,
color and lighting of the sampled area to the
area being retouched. It is ideal to remove
small blemishes.

5. 4.
It works by setting a sample point and
copies it to the area being retouch. This
tool is ideal for retouching blemishes
that affect a large area of the skin.

6. 5.
Used to make pattern design in the image.
You can choose the style of pattern you want
to apply in the options bar.

7. 6.
It erases whatever information
wherever you click and drag. If you are
on a layer, the information you will
erase is transparent. If you are on a
background layer, and you added some
details, you can use the eraser tool to
remove added details.

8. 7.
Used to erase the background of an
image. To erase, activate first the
background layer, activate the
background eraser tool then click and
drag over the image.

9. 8.
Just click on the area you want to erase
and it erases all those with the same
color.

10. It is great for blurring sharp edges
and taking away any detail, this is
useful for making nice smooth edges
on body kits, or airbrushed body
parts.
9.

11. 10.
This makes blurred edges more sharp and
increases detail.
11.
It is useful for distorting by dragging around
part of the image.

12. 12.
Used to make the image lighter with
every stroke. This is great for increasing
brightness of areas and making
highlights.

13. 13.
It is used to make the image darker with
every stroke, this is good for darkening
area of bodywork, and creating
shadows.

14. 14.
The sponge tool can have two modes - either
saturate or desaturate. So with every stroke,
dependant on the mode, the image color
with either increase or decrease in intensity.