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                    Retouch with the Clone Stamp tool
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                <div><div class="section"><p>The Clone Stamp tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Clone_Lg_N.png" /> paints
one part of an image over another part of the same image or over
another part of any open document that has the same color mode.
You can also paint part of one layer over another layer. The Clone
Stamp tool is useful for duplicating objects or removing a defect
in an image. </p>
<p>(Photoshop Extended) You can also use the Clone
Stamp tool to paint content on video or animation frames. See also <a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/11.0/WS3BCDE7F9-9848-441b-86FC-2D0CB0B964ABa.html" target="_blank">Cloning
content in video and animation frames (Photoshop Extended)</a>.</p>
<p>To
use the Clone Stamp tool, you set a sampling point on the area you
want to copy (clone) the pixels from and paint over another area.
To paint with the most current sampling point whenever you stop
and resume painting, select the Aligned option. Deselect the Aligned
option to paint starting from the initial sampling point no matter
how many times you stop and resume painting. </p>
<p>You can use
any brush tip with the Clone Stamp tool, which gives you precise control
over the size of the clone area. You can also use opacity and flow
settings to control how paint will be applied to the cloned area. </p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="tr_07" src="images/tr_07.png" /><div class="figdesc">Altering an image with the Clone Stamp tool</div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Clone Stamp tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Clone_Lg_N.png" />.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose a brush tip and set brush options for the blending
mode, opacity, and flow in the options bar.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To specify how you want to align the sampled pixels and
how to sample data from the layers in your document, set any of
the following in the options bar:</span> <dl><dt class="dlterm">Aligned</dt>
<dd>Samples pixels continuously, without losing the current
sampling point, even if you release the mouse button. Deselect Aligned
to continue to use the sampled pixels from the initial sampling
point each time you stop and resume painting.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Sample</dt>
<dd>Samples data from the layers you specify. To sample from
the active layer and visible layers below it, choose Current And
Below. To sample only from the active layer, choose Current Layer.
To sample from all visible layers, choose All Layers. To sample
from all visible layers except adjustment layers, choose All Layers
and click the Ignore Adjustment Layers icon to the right of the
Sample pop‑up menu.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Set the sampling point by positioning the pointer in
any open image and Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>(Optional) In the Clone Source panel, click a clone source
button&#160;<img src="images/P_ClonePreset_Lg_N.png" /> and
set an additional sampling point.</span> <p>You can set up to five different sampling sources. The
Clone Source panel saves the sampled sources until you close the
document.</p>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>(Optional) To select the sampled source you want, click
a clone source button in the Clone Source panel.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>(Optional) Do any of the following in the Clone Source
panel:</span><ul><li><p>To scale or rotate the source that you’re
cloning, enter a value for W (width), H (height), or the rotation
in degrees&#160;<img src="images/P_Angle_Sm_N.png" />. (Negative
width and height values flip the source.)</p>
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<li><div class="para">To show an overlay of the source that you’re cloning,
select Show Overlay and specify the overlay options.<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Overlay
can be clipped to the brush size when the Clipped option is enabled. </div>
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</ul>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Drag over the area of the image you want to correct.</span></li>
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