Ever had one of those annoying zits? You go out with friends or family and take some great pictures. You get home and they all want to put them online and there are you, with a great big zit on your face!

Well there is a solution…
I’m sure your parents have tried to make you feel better by telling you zit are not for forever. That you will “grow out of it” and no one will ever know you had them. Wrong! Photographs will prove otherwise.
The answer… Photoshop!

Virtually every professional magazine touch up there pictures before printing them. Well now by following this tutorial you can to. This quick and easy method with have your pictures spot and blemish free in seconds.

For this we are going to use a tool in Photoshop called the clone tool. The clone tool works by taking a small piece of the picture that you select and using that to clone over the problem area.
This is really easy to do but will make a huge difference if you are concerned about looking your best.

Step 1 – Open the picture in Photoshop. You can do this by going to file and then open. Next select the picture and ensure that you are working on that layer. Sometimes the layer may be locked. To unlock it simply double-click on it.

Step 2 – Zoom in on the zit so you are now working in that area. Go to the bottom of the canvas and increaser the percentage of the workspace. This will increase the detail and allow you to accurately remove the zit.

Step 3 – Select the clone tool and on the top tool bar alter the size of the brush so it is an appropriate size. Also make sure that the brush effect is set to ‘feathered’

Step 4 – Find a patch of unblemished skin that is next to your zit and option + click it. It needs to be close by so the skin tone and lighting is similar. This area that you select will act as the ‘paint brush’ that you will use to make the touch up.

Step 5 – Click over the zit and it should start to vanish. You might have to click more than once depending on how big or small you made the brush. It is also better to make single clicks rather than clicking and dragging.

Step 6 – Save the photo and share it will all your friends!