Clone stamp

[asmythe]

Hi, I have tried using the clone stamp on different JPEGs by cloning on the background layer at 100% opacity and 100% hardness.  When I alt click it sets the point but there is no preview in the brush circle and I have to paint over the destination spot a number of times before the cloned image starts to build up on the picture.  Do I have one of the settings wrong?

 

[carl123]

4 hours ago, asmythe said:

I have to paint over the destination spot a number of times before the cloned image starts to build up on the picture.  Do I have one of the settings wrong?

One of the things we cant see is the brush you are using, check that the brush is set to a solid brush and not something like a patterned brush that may have, for example, a low Accumulation (opacity) setting 

[asmythe]

Well done, that does the trick - I assumed the clone tool auto selected its own brush.  Helpful thank you.

[carl123]

23 minutes ago, asmythe said:

I assumed the clone tool auto selected its own brush

That depends on how your Assistant Manager is set up

There is an option called "Brush Tool Sharing" which if set to "share" then the last brush you used for, say, the Paint Brush will be the same brush used when you switch to the Clone Tool

But if you change the option to "no sharing" then the Clone Tool will use its own brush (normally the last one it was set to)

[walt.farrell]

7 hours ago, carl123 said:

One of the things we cant see is the brush you are using, check that the brush is set to a solid brush and not something like a patterned brush that may have, for example, a low Accumulation (opacity) setting 

Thank you. That probably explains an issue I was having with the Clone Tool the other day while trying to answer a question.