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Is there a way to not hate clone stamping?

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
February 24, 2020
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Hi to everybody,

I will start by mentioning how much I hate clone stamping and I am very bad it.

The only way i can get a "clean stamp"is by using a harder brush with higher opacity but the the circle pattrn of the stamp remains and whenever i try to clean it up it looks like a mess.

Also, close stamping is so tedious and time consuming when thee aree many areas to clone, such as after content aware item removal:(

Does anyboy have any tips?

Thanks

Jenny

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Leslie Moak Murray

Community Expert

Jenny, @josephlavine is right when he says there are often several tools you need to use for the job. To this one, I'd add that the "Content Aware" fill mght be useful here. You might also try selecting a similar area of fur and copy-pasting it to cover the area needed. This works better than the clone stamp, because you now have the extra fur area on its own layer, which can be moved around and rotated as needed. You also can erase and change parts of it so it isn't as obvious. With the clone stamp, you usually end up with a choppy patchwork that makes it pretty obvious.

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jennyk15025640Author

Inspiring

Thankyou Ponytail414 for the tip about the copy pasting.

I didn't even think of this as a possibility.

Does copy pasting the fur leave hard obvious edges or is there a way to hide them please?

I attempted content aware fill to remove the fence but instead of a "clean result" the new image had fence shaped dog fur.

Leslie Moak Murray

Community Expert

You're welcome. I know just what you mean re the content-aware thing. Usually if you try different areas that aren't too close to a different color, you can get a good result, but copy-pasting is faster and more fliexible.

josephlavine

Community Expert

Jenny-

I always tell my students that there is no single tool that you can always use, but rather the right tool for the job is the one that gives the best result in the least amount of time. It sounds as though you might need to use a combination of the Clone Stamp, Spot Healing Brush, and Patch Tool. Best of luck, and with practice they are rather quick to use.

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jennyk15025640Author

Inspiring

Thanks Joseph for your suggestions.

davescm

Community Expert

Can you post the original image ? There may be a better way for that wire mesh, such as the spot healing brush.

Dave

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jennyk15025640Author

Inspiring

This is the original.

I am trying to get rid of the wire.

davescm

Community Expert

That looks like an image that has already been partly cloned. Do you have the original with all the wire?

Dave

Marja de Klerk

Inspiring

It is not a good idea to use a harder brush, this will make the circle pattern of the stamp more visible. Keep the edges of the brush as soft as possible. And always keep your eye on the litte + , this is the source of the pixels you're painting with.

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jennyk15025640Author

Inspiring

Thanks for the tip:)

D Fosse

Community Expert

It sounds like the healing brush is what you need. The clone stamp just does what it does, it copies exactly from the source area. It will be visible unless you pick the source carefully.