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HOTOSHOP’S CLONE TOOL,
sometimes referred to as the Rubber
Stamp, shows a preview of the area it’s going
to reproduce and can store up to five clone
sources per image. It also has the capability to
rotate and scale images as we clone them.
None of this would be any use, of course,
if we couldn’t see what we were doing before
beginning the clone operation. So the Clone
tool has the option of showing a ghosted
overlay on top of the image, showing not just
the clone area but the entire image rotated and
scaled according to our settings.
To view the overlay, the suggested method
is to uncheck the ‘Clipped’ tick box in the
Clone Source panel, and lower the Opacity of
the overlay to around 50%. I find this can be a
little confusing, however, as it can be hard to
distinguish between the original image and the
ghosted overlay. The method I use here entails
employing a much larger brush size than you’re
eventually going to use, just as a preview.
In this example, we’re going to extend the
doctor’s office to add a new window in the
blank wall on the left. Start by opening the
Clone Source panel, which you’ll find in the
Window menu.
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Start by making a new layer – you should always work on a new layer, whenever
possible – and make sure the Sample pop-up in the Options Bar for the Clone
tool is set to Current & Below. Hold OA and click on the divider between the
windows (circled in green above) to set the clone source, then move the tool to the
corresponding portion on the next window (circled in red). Use ] to enlarge the
brush size so you can see the bed at the bottom of the clone area, but don’t click yet.
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Reduce the size of the brush (we only used a large brush to see what’s going
on more clearly), and start to paint on the new layer. As you do so, the original
window will be cloned in place over the blank wall, and should fit exactly. Make sure
you don’t accidentally clone over the slats to the right of the blank wall.
Cloning in perspective
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Transformation and distortion
SHORTCUTS
MAC WIN BOTH
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As it stands, you can see that the cloned copy isn’t going to be large enough,
because of the perspective. Click in the Width field of the Clone Source panel,
then move the brush back to its new location so you can see the overlay. The task
now is to change the values so the preview overlay matches the perspective of the
scene. You can use the cursor keys on your keyboard to adjust the values in the Clone
Source panel: tap the Up cursor to raise the value.
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I’ve used an enlargement of 127%
here. Then press T to go to the
Angle field, and use the cursor keys to
rotate the clone space anticlockwise
slightly – I’ve used an angle of -0.8°. It’s
now time to start cloning.
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As you paint, you’ll find the new window should fit perfectly (as long as you
got the size and angle right). If it doesn’t fit exactly, you can always use Free
Transform to stretch the cloned area. That’s the big advantage of working on a new
layer for this operation.
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You can go further, and even clone
in the window beneath the bed.
You’ll need to vary the clone source to
paint the floor reflections, though.
HOT TIP
If you choose to
use the full Overlay
method instead,
check the Auto
Hide button on
the Clone Source
panel to make the
overlay disappear
while you’re
cloning – far easier
to see what you’re
doing that way.
Check the Clipped
button to limit
the Clone view to
just the brush size.
For an operation
like this, it helps
to lower the
overlay opacity to
between 25% and
50% so we can see
the background
through it.
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