{"id":18072,"date":"2024-10-28T15:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/?p=18072"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:22:13","slug":"removing-blemishes-in-adobe-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/28\/removing-blemishes-in-adobe-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing Blemishes in Adobe Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em> This post originally appeared in the Multimedia Tips and Tricks blog (SMDC), which was reorganized into Research Tech Tips as of September 2025. The services described in this article are still available through the Research Data and Design Commons (RDDC).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti,<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Multimedia Design Center<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">One of the most popular uses of Photoshop in professional photography is covering up and masking blemishes on portrait-style photographs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tools like the Spot Healing Brush and the Clone Stamp have been an integral part of the software for decades due to their powerful ability to quickly remove blemishes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> such as acne and scars<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> from the skin without leaving many digital artifacts to the untrained eye.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn how and when to use these tools in the video below.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 71.25%;\"><iframe id=\"kaltura_player\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"Removing Blemishes in Photoshop\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2358381\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/57659783?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_otgfvrat&amp;config%5Bprovider%5D=%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%221_mhacxheu%22%7D&amp;config%5Bplayback%5D=%7B%22startTime%22%3A0%7D\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you\u2019re interested in using Adobe Photoshop to remove blemishes in your portrait photography, visit the Student Multimedia Design Center in Morris Library<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> where you can book time in our studio spaces or use our Mac classroom equipped with the full Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally appeared in the Multimedia Tips and Tricks blog (SMDC), which was reorganized into Research Tech Tips as of September 2025. 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