Clone tool questions please

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jones
Jan 8, 2011
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How do I get the Clone Tool "pickup" point (the X) to stay put and not follow the circle around? Sometimes it even goes ahead of the circle, when the pickup point is further back. Maybe it is just the setting somewhere.

Hope that makes sense, and it is driving me batty.

Thanks again
Katherine
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tony cooper
Jan 8, 2011
On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 13:08:06 +1100, "jones" wrote:

How do I get the Clone Tool "pickup" point (the X) to stay put and not follow the circle around? Sometimes it even goes ahead of the circle, when the pickup point is further back. Maybe it is just the setting somewhere.
Hope that makes sense, and it is driving me batty.

Thanks again
Katherine

In the tool bar for the Clone tool you will see a box and the word "Aligned". If there’s a check mark in this box, sampling point (x) will move as the brush is moved.

If the box is unchecked, the sampling point will remain where you initially set it.

Each time you click ALT, you re-set the sampling point.

If you want to clone over an area using the same sampling point for the entire area, make sure the box is not checked. For realism, though, you probably won’t want the same sampling point for a large area to be cloned. You’ll want slight changes in color or texture. Leave the box unchecked, clone some area, and re-set the sampling point in a slightly different place.

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Tony Cooper – Orlando, Florida
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Ulysses
Jan 8, 2011
although someone ask the question
i wish to thank you for the advice
there is always something new to learn
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jones
Jan 8, 2011
Thank you Tony, that helps me a lot. Much appreciated.
Katherine

"jones" wrote:
How do I get the Clone Tool "pickup" point (the X) to stay put and not follow the circle around? Sometimes it even goes ahead of the circle, when the pickup point is further back. Maybe it is just the setting somewhere.
Hope that makes sense, and it is driving me batty.

Thanks again
Katherine

In the tool bar for the Clone tool you will see a box and the word "Aligned". If there’s a check mark in this box, sampling point (x) will move as the brush is moved.

If the box is unchecked, the sampling point will remain where you initially set it.

Each time you click ALT, you re-set the sampling point.

If you want to clone over an area using the same sampling point for the entire area, make sure the box is not checked. For realism, though, you probably won’t want the same sampling point for a large area to be cloned. You’ll want slight changes in color or texture. Leave the box unchecked, clone some area, and re-set the sampling point in a slightly different place.

—
Tony Cooper – Orlando, Florida
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Joel
Jan 8, 2011
"Ulysses" wrote:

although someone ask the question
i wish to thank you for the advice
there is always something new to learn

Please learn how to reply to Usenet message. Elese there is nothing new for you to learn (when you haven’t learned the old lesson)

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