Clone Stamp Issue - Dark Lines Appearing.

[MackyMichelle]

Hi Adobe Support Community. 

First time posting as I have been unable to find a solution online. I am having trouble with the Clone Stamp tool. It seems to be working correctly when I blend the tool on the layer I am using it on, however when I create a copy of the layer via Focus Area dark lines appear in the sections I have used the clone tool. I am unsure why this is happening and would appreciate some help in resolving this issue. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I am not sure what you mean, especially by »I create a copy of the layer via Focus Area«. 

How did yoi pick the Clone Source? 

What are the »Layer 3«’s Opacity, Fill and Blend Mode? 

[MackyMichelle]

Hi. Thanks for you comment. 

Using Select on the top tool bar I utilise Focus Area and this creates a selection of the layer. I then create a new layer and using the selection from above I fill this with a colour. This is when the lines from the previous layer appear, which show where I have used the Clone Stamp. 

I pick the clone source using Alt. On the oringinal layer it blends fine and no lines appear, however I have to load them to a website and this is when they occur also as when I stated above. 

I have tried blending on a seperate layer however the same lines occur. 

Layer 3 (Main Layer) Normal and 100% Opacity. 

Apologies if I am not explaining this clearly as it is an odd thing that is happening. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I do not understand your procedure, can you provide the actual file? 

[MackyMichelle]

Hi. 

Of course. It is happening on a few of my files, however I have attached the one that shows it the most. 

I am creating repeat patterns so I am needing to blend and the match the design so no lines appear. I do this by using the clone stamp as it gives me the same colour and texture. 

\https://jamesdunloptextiles.box.com/s/xew8tk7hf3wdvsvh70jf82xzsy2so7l6

I have added captions to the photos below. 

Layer - Navy - Not Visible. I have used the clone stamp to blend the flowers as they did not match correctly. On this layer where I have used the the clone stamp tool it is not visible which is what I need.I then need to replicate this layer so I can change the colour. To do this I use Focus Area, however this is where the lines appear that were created with the Clone Stamp.Once area as been selected I create a new layer a fill with solid colour, however the lines have appeared.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Thank you. 

But quite frankly I gave no idea what Focus Area is supposed to be good for here. 

And the problem with blue central flower sems to be that it is a highly transparent object and you clone stamped on it with the white background. Unnoticable on white but otherwise problematic. 

To amend this after the act I see two options: 

• Load the dominant Channel (cyan in this case) asa. Selection, invert the Seleaction and use as a Layer Mask for a new Solid Color Layer; you may need to use Curves to tune the Mask, though

• Use the transparency on a Solid Color Layer and touch up the »seams«

But I wonder if this even matters for recoloring if you restructure the image with Multiplying Groups that include a background and a Solid Color Layer set to Blend Mode Color. 

[MackyMichelle]

Thank you...

Foucs area is useful as it selects the transparency/ water colour textures.

However, thank you for your advice above. I will try these and see how I go. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If you apply Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency and then consider the Layer with the deactivated Mask you may notive plain, flat color areas (except for the Clone Stamping) – so Focus Area is utterly unnecessary as the whole structure is in the Transparency anyway.