# Erase {% @arcade/embed flowId="CMea6aACUpvAaZkUcC6Z" url="" %} **The Erase tool** helps you remove unwanted objects with a few clicks. As soon as the Erase tool is selected, the cursor becomes a brush. When brushing over areas to erase, a red overlay appears showing the selection. * **Select and Deselect**. By default, the **Select** button is chosen. When brushing over an image with Select chosen, you select areas to erase (indicated with a red overlay). By clicking the **Deselect** button, you can deselect areas to erase (removing the red overlay). * **Size**. This slider increases or decreases the brush size. You can also use the left and right bracket keys (**\[**** and ****]**) to decrease and increase the brush size. It’s a good idea to keep the brush slightly larger than the size of the object or blemish you’re erasing. * **Erase**. Click this button to erase areas of your selected image (indicated with the red overlay). * **Clear Selection**. Click this button to clear your current selections so you can start over. * **Restore**. Click this button to restore the current selection. The **Erase** tool serves a similar purpose to the **Clone** tool, allowing you to remove unwanted objects or details. But its approach is different from Clone. Rather than setting a source point for pixels, with Erase, you simply click and brush over unwanted areas. Luminar Neo then examines the surrounding pixels and generates a new texture based on its awareness of what’s nearby in the photo. It then matches the original pixels’ texture, lighting, and shading. This approach is often reasonably practical, as this tool is fast and easy to use. {% hint style="info" %} **Tip: Selectively undo brush strokes** If you are using the Erase tool and accidentally select an area you no longer want, you do not need to use the **Clear Selection** button to start over. Instead, you can select the Deselect button and brush over the area you want to remove from the selection. This replaces the **Edit > Undo** or pressing **Cmd****+****Z** (macOS) or **Ctrl****+****Z** (Windows) to undo the last brush stroke. {% endhint %} ### Objects Removal **Remove Powerlines** {% @arcade/embed flowId="4jVyc7lYak5jg1GaXQtM" url="" %} **The Remove Powerlines tool** is helpful for automatically removing unwanted objects like power and phone lines from the sky of a landscape photo. Getting a clear image in just a few seconds is now easy. This tool saves time when editing photos of weddings, landscapes, and popular sightseeing spots, getting rid of power lines, phone lines, and other annoying little details in the sky. ### **Remove Dust Spots** **The Remove Dust Spots tool** helps remove dust spots and particles caused by dirt on their lenses or sensors. Since this is a common problem, removing the undesired effects of such foreign objects on photos with the help of AI (rather than erasing or cloning) can help photographers create better photos faster and more efficiently. Remove Dust Spots in Luminar Neo automatically removes the effects of dust and debris on the camera sensor and lens. This feature is helpful not only for lenses that quickly get dirty but also for fixing photos taken in such situations as when dirt and dust quickly get into lenses or sensors and ruin photos that a photographer has traveled many miles to capture. {% hint style="info" %} **Tip: Fine-tuning the Remove Powerline and Dust Spots tools** After using the Remove Powerline or Dust Spots tools, continue to use the Erase and Restore features to fine-tune the image if needed. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.skylum.com/editing-tools/essential-tools/erase.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.