michaeldrive Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) My clone brush tool is only showing the cross hair, and the hardness doesn't change anything whether I have it on 100% or 0. Is this a bug or is it me? (Mac Desktop) Edited October 20, 2020 by michaeldrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Welcome to the forums @michaeldrive It sounds like your brush size is too small. Try changing the Width of the brush by either setting a new larger size via the Context Toolbar (see attached screen-grab) or pressing the “]” key a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldrive Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thank you, but I tried that, I can go all the way up with the width and I still get no circle with my clone brush, only the cross hair; and also the "hardness" still gives the same exact result whether I have it at 100% or 0%. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted October 21, 2020 Staff Share Posted October 21, 2020 @michaeldrive Could you please provide a screen recording of you attempting to use the tool for us? If you're unsure how to take a screen recording, please check out our FAQ linked below - Many thanks in advance Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldrive Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thanks for your response, and yes, here's a screen recording for you, of my problem. Screen_Recording_2020-10-21_at_09_16_41.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I don’t use OS X but the cross-hair might be persistent after you change the Width if the ‘selection circle’ only changes size after the slider pop-up is closed. (On Windows, when using the slider I have to click elsewhere to see the size of the ‘selection circle’ change, until then it shows as a standard mouse pointer.) Try using the "[" and "]" keys to change the size and see if you still get the same problem. As for the Hardness issue, I don’t know what’s happening there. I don’t use the Clone Brush very much so I’m not the best person to diagnose tricky problems with it but I can’t see anything in your video which is unusual (apart from the result you’re getting). Have you checked to see which brush you are using? Choosing a different brush might make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazmondo77 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I've had this before - a restart worked for me Quote Mac Pro Cheese-grater (Early 2009) 2.93 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon 48 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC Ram, Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5, Ugee 19" Graphics Tablet Monitor Triple boot via OCLP 1.2.1 - Mac OS Monterey 12.7.1, Sonoma 14.1.1 and Mojave 10.14.6 Affinity Publisher, Designer and Photo 1.10.5 - 2.2.1 www.bingercreative.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted October 26, 2020 Staff Share Posted October 26, 2020 @michaeldrive, my sincerest apologies for the delayed response here! It's very possible this is due to your settings within preferences. Can you please open Affinity Photo > Preferences > User Interface and make sure that Always Show Brush Crosshairs is set to Off. Please do let me know if this helps Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldrive Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Thank you, guys for responding. I tried all these things that you each suggested and it did not resolve the issue. (prefs/uncheck "always show brush crosshairs" box; width change, restart etc. I really wish I knew what to do because I really use the clone tool frequently. (Clone Stamp Tool) when I used to use PS (which I refuse to subscribe!) Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 The only guess I have left is to select a different brush (via the Brushes Panel). One of the brush options may be messing things up and selecting a different one (thus resetting the settings) may do something. Try selecting the “128 Round Brush” from the Basic set and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldrive Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 GarryP - You Rock! THAT worked!! The moment I selected the round brush from the Basic set, I got my circle back and the brush "hardness" now works like it's supposed to! Last, but excellent suggestion. Thank you! Michael Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 You’re welcome. It would be interesting to know which brush/setting/whatever was causing the issue in the first place but I’m glad you’re sorted now and can get on with your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregRobsonGarth Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I had this problem and restarting Affinity Photo 2 did the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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