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Bad backdrop begone!

THE MISSION

Use the Inpainting and Clone tools in combination with selection skills to remove the messy bars behind the bird

Time needed

20 minutes

Skill level

Beginner

Kit needed

Serif Affinity Photo

At moments like this, a messy, distracting backdrop is often hard to avoid. Here the metal bars intrude on the composition rather than enhance it. But if we like we can remove distractions like this with simple retouching tools in

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