Clone Stamp Problems in CS
Here the Clone Stamp Tool seems to have a life of its own, and doesn't catch new samples...
Boyd from ca, usa, using PS CS with xp, writes in with:
[Quote:] clone tool problem. once i select a sample point from which to clone, i am stuck with it. if i go to a different part of the image and try to select a new sample point, rather than getting that area as a new sample, i get a circle of the original sample. i can't select a new one. please help, as i use p/s in my work. thank you, boyd bilbo.
Reply:
This could be one of two settings:
* Be sure to set the "Aligned" option. If you don't, then the specific area you referenced in the beginning will be the starting point regardless of where you clicked.
* Make sure you haven't changed layers. If sampling from another layer, enable the "USE ALL LAYERS" check box in the Options bar.
(TIP: Also a good way to pick up elements of images across multiple layers to gather in a new layer!)
Make sure the opacity is set to 100%
Posted by: jennyjones | 2007.08.22 at 18:26
Actually, it just the Caps Lock key. When Caps Lock is on, so are the crosshairs. Caps Lock off, the circle is on.
Posted by: Benn | 2007.07.16 at 22:26
Quite by accident, I've discovered the solution to my problem and Bill Akin's (how do you toggle from crosshairs to circle area on the clone tool).
So, I'm sharing.
I inadvertently hit my keyboard with my left elbow and toggled from the circle to the crosshairs. Damn! But it let me know that the key command had to be in the Shift-Caps Lock area.
SOLUTION: to get the circle to reappear press the Caps Lock and the shift key together.
I'll bet it works for the erase tool and others as well. Why anyone would want the crosshairs is beyond me.
Posted by: Benn | 2007.07.16 at 22:20
Sorry, that was Bill Atkin's question about the circle vs cross-hair problem.
My question still stands, Has anyone found a solution to the cloning tool problem of how to control the circle/cross-hair tool?
Posted by: Benn | 2007.07.15 at 19:13
Has anybody found the answer to Surjit Matharu's question about controlling the circle vs cross-hair tool method for cloning, erasing, etc.?
I've had the tool switch during a session. Occasionally, rebooting the program or the computer will get me back to the circle, but not always.
Is there some switching key or menu somewhere?
Posted by: Benn | 2007.07.15 at 19:09
I'm also having the same difficulty with the clone stamp tool. I alt-click but it doesn't seem to pick up anything.
Posted by: Me | 2007.07.13 at 02:43
I have a problem with my clone stamp because even if I press Alt and then click, a pop-up will tell me that I must use Alt+click. Help-! It's not working!
Posted by: michelle | 2007.06.03 at 23:39
I found this forum looking for an answer to a simular problem I had with the Clone Stamp not showing any effect. I noticed that my history was recording the actions but there were no marks on my image.
My problem turned out to be that I had turned on my Quick Mask view just below the color boxes on the tool bar.
Just switch it (back) to Standard (the one on the left) and it should be fine.
Hope that helps!
Posted by: Jason | 2007.05.28 at 02:13
I have never used photoshop cs before I am new at it. Now I need to clone an image on my main page and the other image is in a different folder, how shall I proceed. please help
Posted by: Surjit Matharu | 2006.11.15 at 23:07
Sometimes when using the paint brush or clone stamp or other similar tools I have a circle encompassing the area I am painting or cloning and sometimes I just have the cross hairs in the center. How can I make the circle always appear so I know what I am painting or cloning versus just having the cross hairs in the middle and having to guess where my edges are.
Posted by: BILLY AKIN | 2006.07.24 at 16:39
Where is the aligned function mentioned above? I can't get my clone stamp unstuck from the previous cloning. Thanks!
Posted by: victoria | 2006.06.30 at 08:34
My clone tool and Healing brush tools and the stamp aren't working either. It's so weird, it just doesn't do anything!
anyone knows how to fix it? is it memory? scratch discs or what?
Posted by: Rose | 2006.06.13 at 04:27
My PS CS2 clone stamp isn't working either and I have the aligned options checked and the correct layer selected. Any more thoughts? It must be a bug.
Posted by: Lisa Soares | 2006.01.16 at 20:22
I have two images open and each are in different size. I want to clone Picture A and clone it to picture B. The problem is, picture A is small. How do I enlarge the picture so that when I clone it doesnt appear to be the same size as Picture A
Posted by: Terence | 2005.11.16 at 08:54
hi, I am having problems with the clone tool.It doesn't seem to be working.
help
connor
Posted by: connor | 2005.03.22 at 10:08