Remove Annoying Fuzzies in 5 Quick Steps!

by guest Contributor Brenna Gentry

Fuzzies… not only do are they dreaded in real life, they also show up in images. Sometimes we don’t always have out trusty lint roller or tape. Sometimes it doesn’t even matter if we do… fuzzies can be STUBBORN. The technique I am showing you below is something I use for not only fuzzies, but also on hair, blown out or shiny skin, and many other things. As always there are 12 different ways to do things in Photoshop.. this is just my way. I hope it helps! Check out the 5 super quick steps to remove fuzzies from your images:

SOOC(Straight out of camera) RAW file- check out the hat fuzzies:STEP 1- First thing I did with this image is clean up the hat. I use the clone tool & cloned out all of the big fuzz that stood out. See circles below..

STEP 2- Create a NEW LAYER in layer palette(NEW not a copy).

 STEP 3- Select a soft brush and pick a color from whatever object you are working on(in this case the hat). I picked a color in the middle..as in not the darkest part of the hat, but not the lightest either. You can also select different colors as you are working if you have varying shades of color to work with.
STEP 4- Paint over the fuzzies(in this case I just painted over the whole hat, other times you will want to only paint over the light parts)

STEP 5- Once you have painted everything, change the blending mode of the painted layer in your layer palette to Darken/Darker Color(every now & then depending on what you are working on a different blending mode may work better, scroll through just to make sure, but these usually work for me). Then, adjust the opacity to your liking. You will want it to blend well., so not too strong.

So that’s it! Now you would be able to edit the rest of the image. Big difference for sure.. don’t ignore the fuzzies 🙂