The Clone tool uses the current brush to copy from a source point. The source point can be in an image or pattern.
The Clone Tool can be called in the following order, from the image-menu:
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The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
The c key will change the active tool to Clone Tool.
Shift places the Clone Tool into straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking will clone in a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue cloning in straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.
Shift-Ctrl is used to create straight lines that are constrained to 15 degree absolute angles.
Options
The available tool options for the Clone Tool can be accessed
by
double clicking the Clone Tool icon.
The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the fill. A higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower setting results in a more transparent fill.
The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of paint application modes. A list of these modes can be found in the glossary.
Indicates the active brush. Clicking on the brush icon opens the brush selection dialog.
The selected pattern for the next fill. Clicking on the fill icon opens the fill selection dialog.
By default the Convolver softens the edges of an area blurred or sharpened. The Hard Edge toggle changes this behavior. Any area convolved while this option is active will be convolved with no softening of the edge of the brush used.
The Pressure Sensitivity section sets whether hardness, rate, or size will be affected by pressure for input devices that support this option.
With this option selected, the brush fades to transparent over a distance set in the Length field.
You can choose a part of an image or a pattern to be used as source.
The alignment mode sets how the source position is offset from each brush stroke. The Screenshots show the mouse cursor as a red rectangle and the source point as a black crosshair.
The Non Aligned mode takes the
offset between the source point and the start of each new
stroke.
The Aligned mode takes the offset
between the source point and the start of the first
stroke, and uses it as the offset for all subsequent
strokes.
The Registered mode has no offset.
If the source image is a different size to the
destination image, the two will be aligned at the top
left corner.