This is from the Photoshop Help file:
To repair an area using sampled pixels:
1.. Select the patch tool .
2.. Do one of the following:
a.. Drag in the image to select the area you want to repair, and select Source in the options bar.
b.. Drag in the image to select the area from which you want to sample, and select Destination in the options bar.
Note: You can also make a selection prior to selecting the patch tool.
3.. To adjust the selection, do one of the following:
a.. Shift-drag in the image to add to the existing selection.
b.. Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) in the image to subtract
from the existing selection.
c.. Alt-Shift-drag (Windows) or Option-Shift-drag (Mac OS) in the image to select an area intersected by the existing selection.
4.. Position the pointer inside the selection, and do one of the
following:
a.. If Source is selected in the options bar, drag the selection border to the area from which you want to sample. When you release the mouse button, the originally selected area is patched with the sampled pixels.
b.. If Destination is selected in the options bar, drag the selection
border to the area you want to patch. When you release the mouse button, the newly selected area is patched with the sampled pixels.
Does that help at all?
Peadge 🙂
"Mrs Beeble Brock" wrote in message
Hi again Peadge, even on an image with only one layer, I still can’t get pixels to patch onto a transparent area of the image. I’ve tried filling the transparent part with white and then patching on top of that but all I get is a very washed out, low opacity version of the source pixels. Is there some setting to adjust transparency or opacity that I’m missing?
Jo
Peadge wrote:
I wonder if it is because the pattern you want to copy is in a different layer? You could duplicate the file, merge visible or flatten and drag
that
layer into the original and then use the patch tool.
Peadge 🙂
"Mrs Beeble Brock" wrote in message
Thanks for your reply Peadge. The problem is that when I make a selection over a transparent area, the pixels I drag across with the patch tool don’t take. They sit there for a second and disappear again when I release the mouse button. I’ve since done the job with the healing tool, but the patch tool would have been so much better.
Jo
Peadge wrote:
You need to make a selection first, and the magic wand may work the
best.
Select the area and then use the patch tool. I’m guessing you already
have a
pattern you want to use, right? Of course you could make a selection of
an
entire new layer CTRL+A and let your other stuff float on top of this
layer.
If you have some of this scenery on other layers, you can use the clone
tool
and check the "use all layers" box.
You can also render clouds in the background by setting your foreground
and
background color to the blue and white of your choice and then go to
Filter
Render > Clouds.
Peadge 🙂
"Mrs Beeble Brock" wrote in message
Hi, is there a way to fill a transparent area by using the patch tool?
I
can’t seem to get this to work – I’ve deleted a window surround and
want
to fill the empty parts where the woodwork was previously with the sky and scenery.
I know I can use the clone or healing tool, or even a Smart fill
plugin,
but I really like the patch tool.
Thanks in advance for any tips.
Jo