No more Tattoos

This edit was very trying for me. I struggled with the tediousness it required. However, I practiced the select and mask technique for replacing the background, and feel I have a much better grasp on it now. The patch tool was also very useful for me in removing the tattoos. I obviously need to work on those skills more, but it takes a lot of patience. We were also given the task of removing freckles. I chose to take away some, but not all. The healing brush was helpful with this because it basically autocorrected for me.

I appreciated learning the different tools and seeing what they could do, but this edit was extremely difficult. Every time I have tried to revisit it and refine it more, I get frustrated again and have decided to leave it as is. I hope to continue using these skills, perhaps with a different photo though. And less freckles.