Photo Paint

Quick links to procedures on this page:

Cloning image areas

You can copy pixels from one image area to another in order to cover damaged or unwanted elements in an image. For example, you can fix a tear or remove a person from an image by applying cloned pixels over the area you want to remove. You can also clone image elements you like and apply them to another image area or a second image. If you clone an object, the newly cloned areas are added to the active object. You can also create abstract images, based on pixels sampled from the original image.

When you clone, two brushes display in the image window: a source point brush and a clone brush that applies the copied pixels from the source point. A cross-hair displays in the source point brush to distinguish it from the clone brush. The source point brush moves relative to the clone brush as you drag across the image.

The Clone tool was used to remove the woman’s necklace.

To clone an image area or object

1.

In the toolbox, click the Clone tool .

You can also
Create abstract image areas based on pixels sampled from the source point	Click Impressionism clone or Pointillism clone on the Clone picker before dragging in the image window.
Create multiple clones of an object	Click the Cumulative button on the Stroke attributes bar that displays in the Brush settings docker. This option is available only for some of the Effect tools and the Clone tool. If the Brush settings docker is not open, click Window Dockers Brush settings.
Clone an object and the background simultaneously	Click the Toggle merge source button on the Dab attributes bar that displays in the Brush settings docker. This option is only available when the Cumulative button is disabled.

Cloning image areas