The stamp tools.

Clone and Pattern stamp tools

With the clone stamp tool (formerly known as the rubber stamp tool), you can duplicate ( clone ) a portion of an image and paint that duplicate area onto any other part of the image. The size of the area copied depends on the brush size you select from the brushes menu on the tool’s options bar. How the copy merges with the new area is determined by the choices you make on the options bar.

Hold down the Alt key while clicking to specify the area of the image you wish to transfer or copy. Then release the Alt key, move the pointer to where you want to apply that data and click, or click and drag. Cross-hairs will appear to show you where you are copying from. When you start painting, the cross-hairs will be at the spot where you Alt clicked. Depending on whether you chose 'Aligned' in the options bar, the cross-hairs will parallel your strokes, or return to that original spot after each release of the mouse button. This process can get tricky at times, but a little practice you will be a cloning expert in no time.

You can see from the example to the right what the end result of cloning the word "icehouse" would look like. This process only takes a few seconds.

Here is an example of an image before it was cloned.

And after.

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Photoshop Tutorials

	Creating spooky text - 6+7
	Creating 3d Text - 6.0
	Creating Engraved text - 6.0
	Working with colormasks - 6.0
	Using the quick mask tool - 6.0
	Creating perfect rounded edges - 6.0
	Slicing a graphical interface - 6.0
	Creating torn and burnt images - 6.0
	Creating realistic wires - 6.0