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sarkara1
sarkara1
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April 5, 2020
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Plus Sign Follows Clone Stamp Tool

  • April 5, 2020
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PS CC 21.1.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.4. Using the Clone Stamp tool, I see a plus sign following the cursor that makes it difficult to see the area I'm working om. I expect the plus sign to show up while sampling, but not afterwards. See screenshot below:

 

Clone Stamp Settings are:
Custom brush, size 20 px, hardness 0%. Mode: Normal, Opacity: 100%, Flow: 80%, Aligned: Checked, Sample: Current Layer

Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9kwq06qocpyzxiw/Clone%20Stamp%20480p.mov?dl=0


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Correct answer gener7

The crosshair shows where the sample point is. As you move your brush to clone, it follows your brush. If it's too close, sample (alt-click) then move your brush far enough from where you sampled, so the sample point won't get in the way when you begin cloning.

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gener7
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gener7Community Expert
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April 5, 2020

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gener7
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gener7Community Expert
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July 19, 2022

Caps Lock toggles the crosshairs on/off for the painting tools. Did you check?

 

If this still persists, you may need to reset Preferences

 

 

*sabra
*sabra
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July 22, 2022

Hi,

The cap lock did not make a difference.

I'll try resetting the prefs - thanks for the suggestion.

barbara_a7746676
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barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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April 5, 2020

Try the keyboard shortcut Command-H. That should hide the crosshair. You can use that keyboard shortcut to toggle it on and off.

    sarkara1
    sarkara1Author
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    April 5, 2020

    What is the crosshair supposed to do when I'm working (not sampling)? I'm guessing if it's there, someone had a use for it in their mind.

    gener7
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    gener7Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 5, 2020

    The crosshair shows where the sample point is. As you move your brush to clone, it follows your brush. If it's too close, sample (alt-click) then move your brush far enough from where you sampled, so the sample point won't get in the way when you begin cloning.

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