Repairing Moderate and Heavy Damage - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 166

Figure 7-18. Using Levels to match the tone of the patch to the surrounding background

7.

Duplicate the background layer (Shift + Control + D) and rename it
Edit (or Repair) Layer.

8.

Using the Healing tool (H), start working on the small scratches in the hair. The
Healing tool will blend in the surrounding texture for a seamless repair (Figure 7-19 ).

Figure 7-19. Using the Healing tool to remove the scratches in the hair