Setting cloning preferences


You can set various cloning preferences. For example, you can choose to always use the last selected cloner brush variant or enable tracing paper.

To customize cloning behavior

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1 Do one of the following:
(macOS) Choose Corel Painter 2022 menu Preferences Cloning.
(Windows) Choose Edit Preferences Cloning.
2 Perform a task from the following table.

 

To
Do the following
Keep the file that was used as the clone source open*
Disable the Close source image check box.
Close the image that was used as the clone source*
Enable the Close source image check box.
Open the Clone Source panel automatically*
Enable the Open Clone Source panel check box.
Start painting in the clone colors on a clear canvas*
Enable the Clear Canvas check box.
Activate tracing paper*
Enable the Turn on Tracing Paper check box.
Activate the last cloner brush variant*
Enable the Switch to cloner brushes check box.
Use the current brush variant to clone the underlying color*
Enable the Clone color check box.
To enable the Clone color check box, you must disable the Switch to cloner brushes check box.
Start painting on a Default, Thick Paint, Liquid Ink, or Watercolor layer*
Enable the Start painting on a layer check box, and choose a layer type from the Layer type list box.
Apply an AI style*
Enable the Apply A.I. Style check box, and choose a style from the A.I. Style Preset list box.
Create a new layer with your clone source image*
Enable the Insert original image source as a new layer check box.
Display a warning when changes are made to the embedded clone source image
Enable the Show Edit Source Image dialog box check box.
Note: The message reminds you that if you choose to create a new clone source or update the currently selected clone source, all layers in the source image will be flattened and all undo levels will be lost.
* Please note that all settings marked with an asterisk apply only to Quick Clone.

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