Once the clone area is set, you can either click or drag to paint that area over the scratch. To define this area as what you want to clone, right-click. The brush size should be large enough to contain a repeating section of pattern. The brush size can be adjusted by holding the Alt key while you drag your mouse up or down. What appears is a single circle, which you should place above the area containing the pattern you want to clone. A better tool for this scratch is the Clone tool. What’s needed here is a tool that can reproduce the pattern of the chair back. If you try the Scratch Remover here, you’ll get a wavy pattern over the crack. Next, we’ll tackle the long diagonal scratch. Here is this area of the photo after removing the scratch. Reduce the brush width a setting of 20 pixels works pretty well here.ĭrag along the whole crack in this area, or you can try dragging a few sections. Here is this section of the crack, now effectively painted over.Ĭontinue dragging short sections along this crack, skipping the part where the crack meets the chair – this area needs a narrower brush.įor the crack along the chair, zoom in a bit with your scroll wheel. When you release the mouse button, what appears in the outer zones gets copied into the inner zone. This tool works with zones – an inner zone where the crack is, and an outer zone on either side. Starting at the top of the scratch, click and drag a short distance along the crack. You can also choose between tapered or square brush edges. The vertical scratch is rather wide, so choose the Large scratches preset. This tool has two presets, which you can access by clicking the Presets icon in the Property Bar. The best tool for this is Scratch Remover, which is part of the Clone tool group.
And there are also some dust spots scattered around, most noticeably on the baby’s face.įirst we’ll fix the vertical scratch. The original photo has two large cracks – one diagonal and one vertical. Here is the image that will be used in this tutorial.
Open PaintShop Pro and open the Edit workspace.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use these photo restoration tools: PaintShop Pro has many tools to remove or minimize signs of wear or damage. If you have scans of old photos, chances are that some of your scans will show some cracks, scratches, or dust. Remove Scratches, Cracks and Dust from Old Photos