You can fine tune how the color is applied through the brush options. Paint the selected color on to the black and white image. Now that some colors are selected, simply paint the colors on the black and white photo. If you need help restoring your photo or have a severely damaged photo, please take a look at my photo restoration service. The color pane Output displays the colors that will be applied to the black and white photo. I hope this Pixlr guide will help you restore your old photos so you can share those moments for years to come. Preserving and archiving those moments is vital in giving your future generations a visual insight into their family history. You get much more control with the clone stamp tool and its perfect for restoring the areas that the spot healing tool couldn’t. Now brush in where you want to apply that sampled area. With the clone stamp tool selected, hold down Alt (Command on Mac) the cursor will change to a target icon, now click on the area you would like to sample and let go of Alt. The clone stamp tool works by sampling a target area and applying it the place of your choosing.