Using Affinity 2 clone tool

[Rod Corston]

Hello there

I've just upgraded from Affinity Photo ver. 1 to Affinity Photo 2 and hit a small snag with the Clone tool. 

When using the Clone tool in Affinity ver. 1 on my Mac and following the initial Option click to select the area I wanted to use in the Clone process  - the brush changed to a transparent circle (the actual size of the bush) and remained clear / empty as I moved it to the area I wanted to paint over.  However, in Affinity 2 and after I've made the Option click,  the circle carries a ghost image of area I've just selected and  In the image below, I've made the Option click on the grassed hillside to the right of the lifebelt and moved the brush onto the sky to better reveal the Overlay

I recall that when using Photoshop, I was able to turn off this feature by choosing to not show 'Overlay' and having just gone back into Affinity 1 to check . . . I don't see any sign of the overlay in the Clone brush circle nor do I recall any option to turn it off.

As a matter of preference, I'd choose not to see the overlay and any  advice would be welcome.

Thanks in advance

Best wishes

Rod

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[Rod Corston]

Hello there

Many thanks for the very prompt response and info.  I've made the change as per your suggestion and my problem is now solved.

Much appreciated

Best wishes

Rod

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37 minutes ago, Rod Corston said:

my problem is now solved

Just for interest - for me Clone Brush is completely unusable without an overlay, i.e. without a preview of what will be cloned where. With a preview, I can react in time to see if the right area is being copied to the right place. Without preview it's "blind" work, and it's more of a "trial/error" style, so constant Undo operations. If I want to see the original area under the cloned part, just let the mouse rest for a moment, and the preview disappears.

[Rod Corston]

Hello there 

Many thanks for your thoughts, good to hear.  As a long time Photoshop user, I guess I’ve just become used to working without the preview and old habits (developed since 2002) die hard. Nonetheless, I’m always interested to hear of other  folks’ methods. 

Many thanks and best wishes

Rod