Eliminating a bad scratch

One of your clients is having you put a brochure together advertising their bed and breakfast.

The problem is, when she came over to bring you the copy and the photos, she also brought her young son. Being a typical modern child, he was totally out of control and started playing with a single edge razor blade you left on the desk. Before either of you saw what he was getting into, he produced the damage you see to the left.

The client is adamant that you need to use the photo and she blames you for leaving the razor where her brat could get it to play with.

You promise her that you will fix it , "Don't worry.." you soothe as you lead them out the door. "I'll get it fixed up."

Here's a scan of the damaged photo (JPEG 225K)

Your obvious problem is to eliminate the scratches. You will need to use the Rubber stamp -- very carefully.

Here's what it should look like after you are done (in high-res, of course). Your instructor should not be able to find a single pixel that leaves a record that you were in there messing around. When you have it completed, save it as a JPEG and email it to your instructor. Here's a sample to show you what it should look like.

You start with 20 points.

PENALTIES:

• 2 points off for each 5x5 pixel area where the instructor can find scratch remnants

• 7 points off for each added artifact

• 9 points for missing a scratch