4 Replies Latest reply: May 12, 2009 5:37 AM by John Joslin RSS

    New shape for clone tool?

    skinnc Community Member

      Isn't there a way to create a new brush shape for the Clone tool?  I thought I remembered there was a way, but all the poking around I've done in the Options bar has not led me to the way.

      I often want to replicate a shape found in a particular image into a new shape for the Clone tool. Thanks for any tips.

      I know there's a way; I know there's a way.

        • 2. Re: New shape for clone tool?
          Community Member

          pretty sure the clone tool like the healing tool is only round or oval.

          • 3. Re: New shape for clone tool?
            skinnc Community Member


            Thank you J Maloney

             

            The link you provided says to make sure that under Edit > Menus I've chosen Photoshop Default, and I have.

             

            So I chose the Clone tool, went to Edit, but the 'define brush preset' choice was greyed out.

            But I finally figured it out :  you first have to make a selection with a selection tool, THEN go to Edit > Define Brush Preset , which will now be available.  Give it a good name you can remember.  Now when I choose the Clone tool, I look in the brush presets, and voila, there is the new shape!  Hooray!!!!  I knew it was possible.  Thanks a bunch, guys 'n' gals.

             

            Note to anyone else trying this: the adobe link provided in the previous post is slightly misleading as it says that the new brush shape will only affect grayscale tones, ie it will not pick up color information.  At least in CS3 and forward, this has changed and the tools most certainly do pick up the color info.

             

            I'm a very happy camper!

            • 4. Re: New shape for clone tool?
              John Joslin Community Member

              skinnc wrote:

               

              Note to anyone else trying this: the adobe link provided in the previous post is slightly misleading as it says that the new brush shape will only affect grayscale tones, ie it will not pick up color information.

               

               

              The created brush preset is monochromatic but, used with the Clone Stamp, it will pick up the colour of the clone source.