In the dialog box that appears, name your new snapshot Paint and select Merged Layers from the drop-down menu: Click on the little triangle at the top right corner of the History palette. Next, create a new snapshot of the image that has the Median and Noise filter changes we made to the image. Make sure the Distribution is set to Uniform and the Monochromatic box is unchecked (unless you are working on a color image). From the Filter menu, scroll down to Noise, and in the pop-up menu, select Add Noise. a copy) of your image, not the original image. Make sure the Preview box is checked and increase the Radius until all of the banding and mottling in your image disappears and you are left with what seems like a blurry mess. From the Filter menu, scroll down to Noise, and in the pop-up menu, select Median. Photoshop automatically creates a snapshot of your image by default in the History palette.įirst, we want to blur the snapshot to get rid of the banding and mottled complexion. If not, go the Window menu and select Show History (Note: the History Palette and the History Brush Options palette ARE TWO SEPARATE PALETTES):Ī snapshot is a temporary copy of your original image. Make sure the History palette is showing. Photoshop 5 has a new tool that seems especially designed for dealing with this: the History Brush.Ĭlick on the History Brush tool in the toolbox to select it: It works with Photoshop versions 6 through CS3.)īecause most old photos are usually relatively washed out and marred in some fashion, you may end up with mottled complexions, unsightly banding and moiré patterns. (This tip was written for Photoshop 5 but exceptįor the way Brushes operate in later versions of Photoshop,