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Photo Retouching in Adobe Photoshop with Content Aware in 60 Seconds

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Welcome to our Photoshop in 60 Seconds series, in which you can learn a Photoshop skill, feature, or technique in just a minute!

Adobe Photoshop Content Aware in 60 Seconds

Since Adobe Photoshop CS5, we’ve had the tool Content-Aware, which can be used in lots of forms.

Let's learn about this feature in the video below. And browse the incredible selection of Photo Retouching Actions through GraphicRiver to retouch your work instantly!

Content Aware in Adobe Photoshop

The Spot Heal Brush will let you remove imperfections or unwanted aspects from a photo quickly and smoothly by sampling the area around your brush and using it to color over the problem.

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Content Aware Fill can recreate in missing aspects of a photograph based on the rest of your selection. It is powerful, but best used for less detailed or obvious areas like grass or the sea.

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The Patch Tool is similar to fill but allows you to select something and drag it to the area you’d like it to use as a reference.

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Want to learn more? Check out the video above to see this lesson at work!

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This is part of a series of quick video tutorials on Envato Tuts+ in which we introduce a range of subjects, all in 60 seconds—just enough to whet your appetite. Let us know in the comments what you thought of this video and what else you'd like to see explained in 60 seconds!

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