Clone Brush
My favorite use of the Clone Brush is for super-imposing
one image over another, especially when I only want part
of one image transferred. Some of those really super
collage effects you see around the Web are done with the
Clone Brush tool from one graphics program or another.
When you work with the Clone Brush, you are working in two
separate areas, the Source and the Target. The Source
is the area you are copying and the Target is the area
you are transferring to. The Source and the Target may be
in the same image or different images.
The first setting you need to concern yourself with when
using the Clone Brush is the Aligned | Non-Aligned option. Once
you are accustomed to it, the Non-Aligned option gives far greater
flexibility, but can also cause the greatest frustration.
In the Aligned mode, the source area moves with you. If
you release your mouse button and press it again, the
brush will behave as if you had never stopped copying.
In the Non-Aligned mode, the source area does not move
with you. If you release your mouse button and press it
again the brush will start back at the beginning selection
on the source image.
Source
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Target
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To use the Clone Brush, first start with your Source
image. Right click on the area you want to use as
your starting point.
Activate the Target image. While holding down the
primary mouse button, move the cursor around the canvas.
Note that by having an Opacity setting of 30 applied to
the Clone Brush I was able to achieve that "see through"
effect that everyone's always wondering how to do.
Additional Resources:
Layers
Introduction to Paint Shop Pro 5 : Table of Contents
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