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michael e stern
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July 23, 2024
Question

Clone Layer Has Color Cast

  • July 23, 2024
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In the attached screenshot, a student ofm ine has retouched on a layer using the Clone Stamp and the Spot Healing brush. He did so after using a Levels adjustment layer. I checked his settings, the Blend mode in the tool options bar at the top of the monitor is set to normal. Protect tones was off. I tried replicating his set up on my end and got the expected clone layer without the blue cast seen in the screenshot below.

 

Any ideas as to what is causing this color cast from the clone stamp?

 

Thank you.

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Earth Oliver
Legend
July 24, 2024

your student messed up and cloned above the adjustment instead of below.

michael e stern
Known Participant
July 24, 2024

Thank for replying but you are incorrect. I've been retouching in this manner for decades, it is an efficient and proper procedure.

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 23, 2024

Check the sample options:

 

michael e stern
Known Participant
July 23, 2024

All Layers was properly selected. That isn't the issue unfortuately.

davescm
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 23, 2024

The adjustment layer is below, it's in my screenshot. The layer order is bg, adjustment layer, clone layer. The clone layer drills down thru the adjustment layer and puts the cloned data on top. That is a proper way to retouch, been doing it this way for years with All Layers selected.


It is not below in both screenshots

 

Dave