At 08:00 PM 6/11/2002 -0400, H. Averbach wrote: >I have no reason to upgrade to Photoshop 7 except if the new "Healing >Brush" tool REALY works, does a very good job of it, and requires far less >time to achieve a good result than would using the History Brush and >Rubber Stamp tools. The "Healing Brush" works pretty good in certain situations but, it can be tricky and is very easy to overdo. It is useful for cleaning up areas, such a blue sky, where you want to retain the same granularity and texture of the surrounding area. Sometimes, with the "Rubber Stamp" tool, your corrections can take on a smeared or patched look. What I find much easier to use, especially when re-touching skin areas, is the "Patch" tool. In my opinion, it allows you to achieve almost miraculous results in a very short period of time. It REALLY does work and, for me, is worth the price of the upgrade. YMMV. John - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.