How to Repair an Old Torn Photo in Photoshop

Got an old, torn family photo? Learn how to piece it back together, repair every blemish, and correct decades of color fading, all in Photoshop. Aaron separates a torn scan into individual pieces and realigns them using the Magic Wand and Move tool, then repairs blemishes and tears with the Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, and Brush tools before removing an aged yellow color cast with a Selective Color adjustment layer. CHAPTERS 00:00 Repairing an Old Torn Photo 01:41 Selecting and Separating the Torn Pieces 03:52 Moving and Aligning Each Piece 07:18 Spot Healing Brush for Small Blemishes 09:11 Clone Stamp Tool for Detail Work 13:03 Brush Tool for Missing Areas 20:38 Removing Color Cast with Selective Color 24:31 Adding Color Back with Hue/Saturation THE STEPS 1. Select the white background with the Magic Wand tool, then go to Select, then Inverse to select the torn pieces 2. Duplicate the pieces onto a new layer (Cmd/Ctrl+J) 3. Lasso-select each piece individually, then Cut and Paste in Place (Shift+Cmd/Ctrl+V) to put it on its own layer 4. Use the Move tool to align each piece using lines and edges already in the photo as a guide 5. Use the Spot Healing Brush, with Content-Aware and Sample All Layers on, for simple blemishes with plenty of surrounding detail 6. Use the Clone Stamp tool, sampling with Alt/Option and checking Show Overlay in the Clone Source panel, for more detailed repairs 7. Use the Brush tool to hand-paint sampled colors where there's nothing left to clone from 8. Add a Selective Color adjustment layer to remove yellow and magenta color casts, then a Hue/Saturation layer masked in to bring color back to specific areas Get the full step by step breakdown here: https://phlearn.com/tutorial/repair-o... PHLEARN PRO: Want more photo restoration and retouching techniques like this? Check out PHLEARN PRO at phlearn.com/pro ― What is PHLEARN PRO? Full courses on Photoshop, Lightroom, and photography, taught step by step New tutorials added every month A library of hundreds of hours of training for photographers and retouchers at every level ― Use code PRO26 for a discount on your first month of PHLEARN PRO ― Follow PHLEARN: Instagram:   / phlearn   Facebook:   / phlearn   Twitter:   / phlearn   #Photoshop #PhotoRestoration #PhotoEditing