Comments on: Photoshop For Lightroom Users – Part 4: The Healing Brush vs. The Clone Stamp Tool

By: Michael Vervier

Michael Vervier — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 13:19:44 +0000

I have been using Lightroom since Version 1 and Photoshop even longer. I have never been comfortable in Photoshop. There are just so many tools and even more nuances within the tools. I have taken classes, both live (when that was still allowed) and on line, but still don’t completely “get” it.
That being said, I have been using it primarily for the clone stamp when an image can’t be handled properly by Lightroom.
The first four entries in this series have been interesting and enlightening. I have jumped into Photoshop more in the past few weeks than in the previous six months.
I don’t normally do posts like this, but I saw your comment about no one commenting on this series. I, for one, appreciate it and look forward to each installment.

By: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:32:37 +0000

In reply to Andrea. Thank you for saying so, Andrea. Much appreciated. :)

By: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:32:16 +0000

In reply to John Rayner. I do the same thing (great minds think alike). However, that often doesn't stop the smudging issue when using the Healing Brush – however, it works perfectly with the Clone Stamp tool. :)

By: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:31:25 +0000

In reply to Greg Williams. I was feeling lonely. ;-)

By: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:31:04 +0000

In reply to Bruce. High five for the feedback, Bruce. You're making my day!

By: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:20:18 +0000

In reply to james l campbell.

Yes, you absolutely could – as long as you’re using the Clone Stamp tool – the Healing brush would still smudge, even inside the selected area.
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By: Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:19:27 +0000

In reply to Mark Soderlund.

Yay!!! Thank you, Mark – much appreciated to hear some feedback. 🙂

By: Mark Soderlund

Mark Soderlund — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 02:00:23 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed this series Scott! Thanks for all your work on it!

By: james l campbell

james l campbell — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:02:11 +0000

Can you just make a selection of an area with the polygonal lasso tool, in your example the observation deck with a straight-line selection along the edge of the building, and then clone within that selected area?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:18:05 +0000

This series is a game changer for me. I’ve been a LR user (and Kelby reader) for decades, but always avoided PS. Your pulling out the most useful features and explaining them clearly makes all the difference. Thank you.