Touch up spots, scratches, and wrinkles
- Select the Healing Brush tool
in the toolbox. It may be hidden by the Color Replacement tool 
or Patch tool 
. - In the options bar at the top of the work area, click the current brush to open the Brush pop-up palette. Move the Diameter slider to make the brush tip about the size of the spot, scratch, or wrinkle.
- Set the other controls in the options bar as follows:
- Mode: Normal
- Source: Sampled
- Aligned: selected
- Use All Layers: not selected
- Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) an area of the image that you want to use as a touch up sample. Photoshop uses this target area as a model for the area you want to repair. Release the Alt or Option key.
- Drag across the area you want to touch up. A plus sign appears over the area Photoshop is using as the touch up sample. When you finish dragging, Photoshop calculates the correct amount of healing.
How To Tip:
Touch up dust spots, scratches, wrinkles, and blemishes using the Healing Brush tool.
Note: If you don't get the results you want with the healing brush, try the Clone Stamp tool or the Patch tool.
If you are retouching a portrait, your corrections will seem more realistic if you duplicate the original image layer and make all adjustments on the new layer. Gradually reduce the opacity of the touch-up layer until some of the subject's character lines and wrinkles show through.
Related topics in Photoshop Help:
- Retouching and repairing images
- Noise filters (Photoshop) for information on the Dust and Scratches filter