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Chris3000
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September 25, 2026
Question

Rubber Stamp Sample Accuracy

  • September 25, 2026
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I've been using Photoshop since version one, and one thing I never understood is when I'm sampling an area to rubber stamp, why is the grain, or noise, not part of the sample? It's always a situation where all of that kind of goes away in the sample and then I have to select that area and add noise so it matches.

It makes no sense to me. 

    3 replies

    LAMY2017
    Legend
    September 28, 2026

    Someone with better eyes and monitor than mine --- and more knowledge about possible smoothing that happens when “rubber-stamping” -- may be able to give you help.

    I don’t see much difference between the two crops: too small (144px x 113px x 72dpi) besides the lone hair in the before. Sorry.

    Larry
    LAMY2017
    Legend
    September 25, 2026

    I suggest you post a sample for others to examine and try to reproduce.

    Which tool are you using to grab your sample?
    Selection>Edit>Define Brush -or- Pattern?

    It sounds like you’re saying that, if an item in an image has grain/noise surrounding it, that if your selection is loose, then the noise is lost. 

    Larry
    Chris3000Author
    Known Participant
    September 28, 2026

    This isn’t as dramatic as I’m used to seeing, but the noise in the rubber stamped “after” (on top) image are smother than the “before” image on the bottom.

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