The clone tool
The clone tool is used in Photoshop to remove unwanted items or to add items. For example we may wish to add some blue sky and remove a cloud or we might want to remove a satellite dish from the side of an old house.
1.Open your photo into photoshop
2.Duplicate the layer
3.Select the Clone Stamp Tool form the menu on the left or press S on the keyboard to select it
4.You can alter the size of the clone tool by using [ and ]
5.Often a larger brush gives a better effect
6.You now need to select the area where you want to take your information (picture) from
7.Hold down the ALT key and click on where you would like to select from
8.You will notice when you hold down the ALT key that a little target on the screen appears to help you select the right place
9.Now you have the selection area go to where you want to cover up or replace and click
10.As soon as you click the picture from your target area will display onto your area you want to cover up
11.You will have to go back and forward re-selecting the target area
12.Remember you can use the History tool (Window Menu, History) to go back and start over or back a step or two if needs be)
You will notice on this example that I have cloned the tree out from the top left of the picture using some of the sky from the right using a fairly large clone stamp brush
Posted by photo class nnc on 2009-11-20 13:08:28
Tagged: , clone , tutorial , photoshop
