How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

Know When to Clone Instead of Heal?

The Healing Brushes work best when what you want to remove is more like an island—it’s not touching the edge of anything else. That’s because where it touches the edge, it tends to smear (that’s why it works so well for blemishes and spots—they are like islands). Let’s say, for example, you want to remove a power line. When it touches a power line pole, it’s going to smear there for sure, so what I do is switch to the Clone Stamp tool (S) and clone away a little part of the power line manually (press-and-hold ...