Mirror with Clone Tool

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February 9, 2020
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Hello, I wondered if someone might be able to give me instructions on how I can mirror the clone stamp tool. Many times I would like to clone something, but I need it to be flipped in a different direction. Thank you 🙂

How to

Michael Bullo

Community Expert

Within the Clone Source panel select either of the buttons highlighted in the image to flip horizontally or vertically.

Flipping and cloning simultaneously could be unnecessarily complex in some situations. Another option would be to make a copy of whatever you were planning to clone from and flip that copy. Having moved the flipped copy into the correct position you could then simply mask away what you don't need. If you think this method may be of use but found this explanation too brief, please let us know what you'd like to know more about.

JJMack

Community Expert

I always clone to a new empty layer on top of the layer I'm cloning from. So I don't destroy the layer I'm cloning from and I can move trim transform and blend in the cloned pixels.