seepea Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I struggle so much when cloning. I use PSE 11 and simply used the clone tool. I get this softness in the area I cloned which I hate. What is the best way to avoid this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 You're not doing anything wrong, I assure you. That's just what the clone tool does. It's one of its shortcomings. https://www.damiensymonds.net/tut_clone.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 This is going to be insanely hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Can you remind me - does your version of Elements have the Healing Brush Tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seepea Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Yes, it has the Spot Healing Brush Tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Ok. So what I tend to do in these situations ... after cloning, I use the Spot Healing Brush tool to replace texture in the blurry areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seepea Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 That helped a lot. Is this acceptable or does it need more work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Hmmm ... be careful, it looks a bit repetitive in some areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seepea Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 This is where I am. When I view it full size, I think it's better. But when I zoom in, I still see softer areas. Wondering what you think and how it might print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 That looks really good at this size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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