Clone Stamp

[scotwllm]

When I use the clone stamp tool, after a while it starts cloning somewhere other than where I Alt-clicked. Anybody have any idea why it does that?

[scotwllm]

I was cleaning up some stray hairs by cloning the background. Obviously, I didn't want to clone the hair you see in the image.

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi @scotwllm 

Have you already checked the copy stamp options?
menu: Window --> Clon source

[scotwllm]

Sorry for the delayed response. I usually get them by email, but I didn't get this one.  Anyway, no, I did not check the copy stamp options. I've never used that before.

[scotwllm]

When I use the clone stamp tool, after a while, it starts cloning somewhere other than where I Alt-clicked. Does anybody have any idea why it does that?

[jane-e]

Hi Scott,

Two questions for you:

• Can you show a screen shot with the options bar for the Clone Stamp tool, Layers panel, and Clone Source panel??
• There is a symbol (+) showing where PS is getting the pixels from. Does that show what you expect to see — or something else?

Jane

[scotwllm]

The plus sign starts out showing up where I expect it to, but after a while it starts showing up somewhere else.

[PECourtejoie]

Can you check if aligned gets checked in the Clone Source Panel when that happens?

[PECourtejoie]

Hello, I suggest , in addition to what @jane-e advised, to open the clone source panel (Windows>Clone source) as you take a screenshot (and even when you work with the clone tool)

It is possible to set the clone source to move, to be relative to the cursor, etc.

[Earth Oliver]

It's probably because of a bug/feature that's been frustrating countless users for years and years. I've documented the issue and filed bug reports, but Adobe doesn't seem interested in fixing it. 
To repro:

- select clone tool

- uncheck aligned

- alt-click to set a source (works as expected)

- alt-double-click (happens accidentally all the time)

result: Aligned gets checked by alt-d.c. and source is no longer as expected.

[PECourtejoie]

Ah, yes, I was caught with it, and IIRC, there is no shortcut to disable it again.

[PECourtejoie]

I merged you two threads on the same topic.

[scotwllm]

Thank you