A little Photoshop help?

[senoritafish]

Can anyone who uses Photoshop give me a hint? *Looks at bakayaro_onna or anyone else who knows it*


Back in November I did this little sketch of Bob while we were hanging out in the front yard. Later on, Avalon got into my sketchbook and my colored pens and decided to "help" me by coloring it.



Well, I scanned it and managed to figure out how to use the magic eraser to get rid of the colored lines.



But now, is there any way to fill in all the little white lines and spots left behind? Is there any shortcut, or do I just use the cloning tool to fill in with neighboring colors? Or should I just reduce the size so it's not as noticeable?

Comments

[poetpaladin.livejournal.com]

YOu can do it either way. But I'd suggest filling it in with the cloning tool, as that gives it as close to the original toning as possible. Reason being, making it smaller will make it more difficult if you ever need to enlarge later. Cleaning it up will give you a sense of satisfaction.

Alas, kids trying to "help" can really mess some good things up. :P

[senoritafish.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll give it a try. It just seemed a lot more laborius, and I was wonder if there was some tool I was missing that could repair everything in one step.

[poetpaladin.livejournal.com]

I don't think computers are smart enough to know where to fill in the missing pixels nor how... yet.

[senoritafish.livejournal.com]

I guess I was hoping that since there's a "remove spots" filter, there was something like a "fill in spots" tool, based on adjacent colors. Guess not, huh?

I'm redoing it based on you guys' suggestions.

[bakayaro-onna.livejournal.com]

Cloning tool is probably your best bet. I am surprised you did not use it initially for the cleanup.

What dpi did you scan your pic at? A higher dpi will let you zoom in and use the cloning tool with more precision.

[senoritafish.livejournal.com]

Let's see, the resolution is 200 pixels per inch. It was kind of a small drawing - the book is 6"x8".

I did try the cloning tool but I always seem to just move the mistake over a bit. I guess I'm working on too big a scale?

Thanks, I'll try it again.

[bakayaro-onna.livejournal.com]

Scan it at 300 dpi and make the pic at least 8x10 or 9x12. That will help you get to the details easier.

[poetpaladin.livejournal.com]

I hadn't thought of it because I was focused on the immediate problem at hand. But I agree. Using the cloning tool for the cleanup would have negated the need for eraser use.