When you have selected the clone tool, try clicking anywhere on your image.

Covering an area which should retain a unique pattern, as the clone tool can only copy existing patterns in the image – imagine a forest in the background of your image where there are only five unique trees, and the rest all look exactly the same as those original five, creating an obvious false background.

removing pimples from a larger area of skin, covering a large area from a small sample

Covering over an area of the image that should not be there, for example covering an area where your backdrop did not quite extend to the end of the frame.

covering up a mark on a backdrop, exchanging one small pimple or mark for smooth skin directly next to it,

Simple corrections that do not disturb pattern or tone, e.g.While other tools might seek to blend your sample into the new area, the clone tool simple pastes into place. The basic function of the clone tool is to take a sample of your image from somewhere you select, and then clone that sample to the position that you indicate. It is useful in a number of scenarios, but there are also a number of times when you should use a different tool instead. If the pattern stamp tool is showing for you, hold down your left mouse button on the icon for a moment and a menu will appear allowing you to switch back to the normal clone tool.īefore you start to use the clone tool, you might want to consider why you need to use it. You can also access the pattern stamp tool on the same menu. One of them will look like a rubber stamp – a circle with a line coming down from it, into a thicker horizontal line, finished off with a shorter horizontal line directly underneath.

On the left-hand side of your screen, you will see a toolbar running down the side with lots of options available. Let’s start off with identifying the clone tool in the first place. This time, it’s all about the clone tool – and how it can help you to turn your portraits into masterpieces. In order to help you get a grip on all of the functions of this post-production programme, we’re giving you a guide to each one in turn. There are lots of tools available to you in Photoshop – so many that at first glance, it can be overwhelming.

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