Character Portrait - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 323

Figure 6.5
7. Now we need to clean up the gray background because later on we'll be attaching
a new color to it, and any marks, scratches, or dust on it now will remain visible.
Choose the Spot Removal tool, set it to Heal, and select the Visualize Spots check-
box at the bottom of the screen ( Figure 6.6 ). Make the Healing Brush slightly big-
ger than the marks to be removed, and apply a brush stroke over the top of each
( Figure 6.7 ) . Deselect the Visualize Spots checkbox.