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Step Five: Create a copy of the photo layer by pressing Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J). This will preserve the origi- nal just in case things go awry. Use the Lasso tool (L) to draw a selection around the leash. Then, go to Edit>Fill, set the Contents drop-down menu to Content-Aware, and click OK. Photo- shop will fill in the selection with sam- ples from the background so the leash is no longer visible. Be sure to press Command-D (PC: Ctrl-D) to cancel the selection. Then use the same technique to remove any portion of the handler that’s still visible.
Step Six: The Content-Aware Fill left an odd result where the leash met the dog’s fur. To correct this, use the Heal- ing Brush tool (nested below the Spot Healing Brush tool [J] in the Toolbar). Sample a source by holding down the Option (PC: Alt) key while clicking on the background just below the trouble area. Then paint over the anomaly. Pho- toshop uses the pixels from the source area to reconstruct the new edge of the fur without any trace of the leash. You may have to sample from several different areas of the background to help heal away the leash and fur.
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