Using healing/blemish removal brush

[Angelika]

Hi There Everyone and Anyone:

Question: I cannot seem to get the healing brush or blemish tool to work. I highlight the brush, but when I click on the area I want to touch up, nothing happens. What can I be doing wrong? I am trying to touch up a portrait and make the blemishes less noticeable, but not all together gone. I would also like to adjust just the skin tone on only the skin. Any help will be greatly appreciates. Thanks.

[firstdefence]

Take a look at the layers panel, does the layer have an (image) tag or a (Pixel) tag, if (Image) right click on the layer and select Rasterise then try the blemish tools they should work now.

Normally on first use of the blemish tool on the image, if the layer is an (image) layer it will be converted to a (pixel) layer.

Another option might be you have a very small selection, so press Press CMD (⌘) + D on Mac, Ctrl + D On Windows) to deselect the selection if it exists.

[GarryP]

In addition to the advice above, note that the Healing Brush Tool needs a source to work with.
Use Alt+click (left-mouse-button) to select a source, after selecting the Tool itself, to use it.

If in doubt, when a tool doesn't seem to be working, look at the Status Bar at the bottom of the window to see what you can (or, sometimes, must) do.

[Angelika]

Hi. Thank you for the information. I still am not getting it right, but will try again.