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Cloning controls

The Cloning controls are specific to brushes that use the cloning method and affect other brushes only when the Clone Color option is enabled.

The Clone Color control directs a brush to pick up color from a source image. Clone Color takes averaged samples of color from the clone source, resulting in an approximation of the original. The Clone Color option is also available on the Color panel. For information about using different clone types, see Cloning color.

The Clone Type control lets you choose between several cloning variations. These variations are arranged according to the number of reference points used. With two or more reference points, you can apply a transformation (rotate, skew, scale mirror, and perspective) during cloning. For complete information on using the different clone types, refer to Image cloning and sampling.

The Obey Source Selection option uses any selection in the clone source region to constrain painting in the destination. If a transform Clone Type is used, the selection is appropriately transformed. This option is available only with the Cloning method.

When Copy Source Selection is enabled, the Cloner brush reproduces the source selection information in the destination selection. This option is available only with the Cloning method.

With the 4-Point Tiling check box enabled, your clone source is tiled in a repeating pattern.

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Rotate & Scale cloning. Note that the source and destination reference points are numbered and connected by a line.

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Scale cloning.

rotate cloning

Rotate cloning.

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Rotate & Mirror cloning.

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Rotate, Scale, Shear cloning.

bilinear cloning

Bilinear cloning.

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Perspective cloning.

When you work with brushes using the Cloning method, you can modify the Variability to control the offset of the clone based on the location of the source image. When Variability is set at zero, the pixels of the source and destination images correspond precisely. Using a cover brush at full Opacity (and no Grain) simply re-creates the source image.

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Brushstrokes with Variability set to 0 (top) and 12 (bottom)

Introducing a degree of randomness disturbs the pixel-to-pixel correspondence. The resultant variations in the image distance the clone from its photographic source, which can contribute to a Natural-Media appearance.

The How Often controls allow you to set the period between random offsets.

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Brushstrokes with How Often set to 0 (top) and 15 (bottom)

Random Clone Source randomly samples the source document and then places strokes on the clone destination. There is no correspondence between the samples taken from the source and where they are placed on the clone. The result is a random pattern of the predominant colors and edges of the source. The brush and stroke determine the nature of the pattern.

You might use Random Clone Source with a faint stipple brush to add "noise" to an image. In this case, the clone source image merely contains the noise colors that you wish to add.

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Brushstrokes with Random Clone Source disabled (left) and enabled (right)

To set clone color Back to Top
To set clone type Back to Top
To constrain painting in the destination Back to Top
To reproduce the source selection information in the destination selection Back to Top
To tile clone source Back to Top
To set clone location variability Back to Top

 

In the Clone Location area, move the Variability slider to the right.
In the Clone Location area, move the Variability slider to the left.

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Clone location sliders have no effect when Clone Color is enabled in the Color panel. They have an effect only when a Clone method is used.

To set the period between random offsets Back to Top

 

In the Clone Location area, move the How Often slider to the left.
In the Clone Location area, move the How Often slider to the right.
To choose the Random Clone Source option Back to Top

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