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Nerd Alert! The Mystery of the Missing HSL Panel SOLVED!
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Nerd Alert! Spot Removal Tip
Nerd Alert – In Photoshop, when you’re removing backscatter in blue water or on an otherwise uniform background, in the “Type” tab on the tool options bar, switch the spot healing brush to Proximity Match instead of Content Aware. Use a Diffusion of 3 or less – probably less. Content Aware , bless its heart,…