AKVIS Retoucher is efficient for photo restoration tasks. It can be applied to restore old damaged photos or to remove a date stamp or an unwanted object, like a finger that covered the lens when shooting or an irrelevant object that spoils the shot.
This tutorial illustrates the second case: we will use AKVIS tools to remove the cage rods from the photo below.
. Don't forget to also select their shadows.
, the red area (along with the cage's bars) disappears. The image will appear like this:
to cancel the previous action. Switch to Advanced and choose the Linear Retouch 
tool. Draw a few strokes over places where you want to restore lines:
Process the image by pressing .
tool to deal with the incongruities of the fur.
The Clone Stamp repairs damaged areas using cloned fragments from other parts of the photo. Choose a cloning sample by left-clicking on a suitable area while holding Alt (Option in Mac). To apply the clone sample, bring the cursor over the area you want to repair and left click.
Look at this picture — the cage is gone, the lioness is free, and she even looks happier.
