Which tool can you use when you want to retouch blemishes in a portrait?

• A. Healing Brush
• B. Clone Stamp Tool
• C. Blur Tool
• D. Smudge Tool

Answer: (B)

When retouching blemishes on a portrait, you want to replace the flawed pixels with believable skin texture. The Clone Stamp Tool does that by copying exact pixels from a clean area and painting them over the blemish, giving you precise control over texture and pattern. This lets you match tone and grain from nearby skin and avoid introducing obvious repeats or mismatched texture. Use a soft brush and low opacity, sampling from multiple clean spots to blend seamlessly. The Healing Brush can also fix spots by blending from a nearby area, which is convenient for quick corrections, but it can blur fine skin texture or create subtle repetition if not handled carefully. The Blur Tool and Smudge Tool soften or distort details, which tends to look less natural in portraits.