Cloning close to a person/skin

[Candice Adelle]

I need to clone out the ugly neon green line in this photo.  I have been using my clone tool but my challenge is getting close to the skin.  How do I get a nice clean transition from the bride's arm to the cloned area? 

[Christina Keddie]

By cloning with a huge soft brush over top of the bride, and then using smaller brushes to mask it off: http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/10/role-of-masks-when-cloning.html

[Christina Keddie]

The bride's arm isn't going to be the problem -- the translucent veil is what would make this job tricky, I think...

[Damien Symonds]

Yeah, gosh, I agree.  The veil will be the challenge.

Please, Candice, don't do any Photoshop work until your raw processing is completed.  I'm pretty sure this bride wasn't married in blue.