Photoshop Quicktip: Remove object and logo's using the brush tool

In many cases we are using the Clone stamp tool (S) or the Spot healing brush tool (J) to remove things. But in some cases you also use the Brush tool (B). This works well when the object doesn't have (much) textures.

 We want to remove the letters on his shirt

Set your soft brush with a flow of 70% and paint now on a new layer. Pick up the color around the letters to set your color. To do that hit the Alt key.
By sampling the color many times you slowly remove the letters.

When the letters are gone you gonna make the brush bigger and sets the flow around 30. Now you can easily brush over the area again to let in blend in better.

If you made mistakes just undo it or use the Eraser tool (E)

Easy and fast. 

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How to create a logo in Photoshop

Remember when Instagram introduced its new logo? That got me thinking about how to create a logo and apparently it's not that hard!

I watched these 2 tutorials on the creation of the Instagram Logo on YouTube: 

The first one is from Photoshop Training Channel 

The second one is from Howard Pinsky's .  

It's a great way to learn to work with the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) and gradients.

If you ask me, I found the first clip easier to follow but have a go, see what works best for you. 

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Marketing and theft protection?

You might think it crazy or unwise, but I usually don't use watermarks in my pictures. Why not you might ask? Well, B&H have written a good blog about the pros and cons of the use of watermarks. 

Sometimes it is actually quite useful to have a watermark in your picture and then it's good to know how to do it: 

1. Open a new document: 

2. Design your logo (and crop it): 

3. Save as Brush Preset: Edit > Define Brush Preset and give it a name. 

Voila! You've now created your very own watermark! It's ready to be used in any of your images in Photoshop: 

1. Open and edit your picture
2. Choose a brush (B) and choose the brush you created (in my case its brush 2212)
   
   
   
3. Add the brush to the pictures.  You can change and color like a normal Brush. Best is to add the watermark on a new layer. Its easier to move it around.
   

If your not satiesfied with the logo, it's real easy to remove the brush. Just hit the B to open the brush. Pick the brush and click on it with the CTRL tool. Then remove it.

Have a go, design your own watermark, play around with it and see what works for you. So whenever the need arises, you'll have no trouble at all to add your watermark to your images. 

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