How to Delete Tattoos in Photoshop

This updated guide examines How to Delete Tattoos in Photoshop and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Step 1 : Open Photoshop and open the image you want to edit. EnterLto open the Lasso Tool. Draw a shape around the tattoo.

Step 2 : EnterMto open Marquee Tool. Using the tool, move the selection to an area without the tattoo.

Step 3 : EnterCTRL+Cto copy the area andCTRL+Vto paste the area. Now move the new piece of skin over the tattoo. TypeCTRL+Eto merge the pasted layer with the original layer.

Step 4 : EnterJto open the Healing Brush, set the brush size to 15 and check Aligned. This is where the real work begins.

Step 5 : Put the brush right at the edge where the skin is pasted. Move back about 20 pixels, then pressALTand click on that area. The Healing Brush tool is very similar to the Clone tool, which duplicates the area where you hitALTand clicks above. The difference between the Healing Brush and the Clone is that the areas where you clone are merged with the colors and the ambient light.

Step 6 : Start using the mouse to copy the surrounding skin to the edge of the pasted skin.

Step 7 : See the pasted skin area begins to merge into the surrounding skin. Continue to do this around the entire edge of the pasted skin until the edge blends into the surrounding skin. The result looks like this:

Step 8 : However, things don't look completely natural. So, using the Healing Brush and start painting over the entire paste area. You customize the lighting to look most natural. You may have to pressALTand click on different areas of the surrounding skin to make sure the lighting is right.

Step 9 : Enjoy the final result!