Working inside non-horizontal rectangles

Tilt your monitor by placing blocks or books beneath one side. Just kidding! 😉

I’m not sure exactly what you’re trying to do, but you may be able to rotate your image, note the number of degrees in the rotation, create a horizontal or vertical rectangle, clone what needs to be cloned and rotate the original layer and rectangle back by the same degree.

I’m guessing that you know how to rotate your rectangle to make it diagonal by going to Select > Transform Selection, right? Why can’t you just clone directly into the diagonal rectangle?

Peadge 🙂

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message

Hi,

I’m quite new to Photoshop and only have version 6.

I need to work inside a diagonal rectangle to (a) fill it and (2) clone

from

the surrounding photograph (I do know how to clone!).

Is this possible as I can only work inside horizontal or vertical rectangles?

Many thanks,

Noel

I need to work inside a diagonal rectangle to (a) fill it and (2) clone from the surrounding photograph (I do know how to clone!).
Is this possible as I can only work inside horizontal or vertical rectangles?

If I understand the question (which I don’t, but I can try to guess), create a rectangular selection, then use Select->Transform Selection to rotate it through 45deg (hold shift as you perform the rotation).

I appreciated the humour!

I would prefer to clone directly into a defined diagonal but I don’t know how to do it!

I have a picture with a staircase banister with yellow and black warning tape in the background spoiling it. I have cloned it freehand but I cannot make a perfect job as I can’t define an area to stop the clone tool taking bits out where they are not wanted.

Thanks for the info on rotating a rectangle – very useful.

Noel

"Peadge" wrote in message

Tilt your monitor by placing blocks or books beneath one side. Just kidding!
😉

I’m not sure exactly what you’re trying to do, but you may be able to rotate
your image, note the number of degrees in the rotation, create a horizontal
or vertical rectangle, clone what needs to be cloned and rotate the original
layer and rectangle back by the same degree.

I’m guessing that you know how to rotate your rectangle to make it diagonal
by going to Select > Transform Selection, right? Why can’t you just clone directly into the diagonal rectangle?

Peadge 🙂

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message

Hi,

I’m quite new to Photoshop and only have version 6.

I need to work inside a diagonal rectangle to (a) fill it and (2) clone

from

the surrounding photograph (I do know how to clone!).

Is this possible as I can only work inside horizontal or vertical rectangles?

Many thanks,

Noel

Hmm. Seems like defining a rectangle is way too complicated for the job you describe.

Why not just freehand select the tape, then use the transform function to move it to the copy area, then copy & paste, and drag the copy (the clone) back over the tape?

Or maybe zoom in closer and clone verrry carefully in smaller bites. In my experience (about 3 years in PS6) there is not much you can’t conceal with enough care.

David

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in
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I appreciated the humour!

I would prefer to clone directly into a defined diagonal but I don’t know how to do it!

I have a picture with a staircase banister with yellow and black warning tape in the background spoiling it. I have cloned it freehand but I cannot make a perfect job as I can’t define an area to stop the clone tool taking bits out where they are not wanted.

Thanks for the info on rotating a rectangle – very useful.
Noel

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I don’t know if the area in the "surrounding photograph" which you want to clone from is of a similar nature?? but you could try the "pattern maker" from the filter menu – and having made a new pattern you can then paint "it" into the "diagonal rectangle" using the pattern stamp tool (shares a slot with the clone stamp)
Creating the pattern should be in the help index – if not ask further. Harry

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message

Hi,

I’m quite new to Photoshop and only have version 6.

I need to work inside a diagonal rectangle to (a) fill it and (2) clone

from

the surrounding photograph (I do know how to clone!).

Is this possible as I can only work inside horizontal or vertical rectangles?

Many thanks,

Noel

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Hi,

I’m quite new to Photoshop and only have version 6.

I need to work inside a diagonal rectangle to (a) fill it and (2) clone from the surrounding photograph (I do know how to clone!).

Is this possible as I can only work inside horizontal or vertical rectangles?

Many thanks,

Noel

If you must use a diagonal rectangle (most of the Selection techniques mentioned seem a better route to me), select the Pen Tool and turn on View>Grid. Click the Pen Tool on corresponding points on the Grid, until you have defined your diagonal rectangle. In the Paths Palette, use the little > button on the top right and choose Make Selection. Choose any Feather that you might want, then you have a diagonal rectangle Selection.

Hunt

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I need to work inside a diagonal rectangle to (a) fill it and (2) clone from the surrounding photograph (I do know how to clone!).
Is this possible as I can only work inside horizontal or vertical rectangles?

If I understand the question (which I don’t, but I can try to guess), create a rectangular selection, then use Select->Transform Selection to rotate it through 45deg (hold shift as you perform the rotation).

That should work as well as the Path>Selection method, that I described, and maybe even save a step, or two – if that is what the OP wants.

Hunt