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12.3.10
Clone Tool
Figure 12.35: Clone tool icon in the Toolbox
The Clone tool uses the current brush to copy from an image or pattern. It has many uses: one of the most important is to repair
problem areas in digital photos, by "painting over" them with pixel data from other areas. This technique takes a while to learn,
but in the hands of a skilled user it is very powerful. Another important use is to draw patterned lines or curves: see
problem areas in digital photos, by "painting over" them with pixel data from other areas. This technique takes a while to learn,
but in the hands of a skilled user it is very powerful. Another important use is to draw patterned lines or curves: see
for
examples.
If you want to clone from an image, instead of a pattern, you must tell GIMP which image you want to copy from. You do this
by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking in the desired source image. Until you have set the source in this way, you will not be
able to paint with the Clone tool: the tool cursor tells you this by showing a ‘forbidden’ symbol.
by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking in the desired source image. Until you have set the source in this way, you will not be
able to paint with the Clone tool: the tool cursor tells you this by showing a ‘forbidden’ symbol.
If you clone from a pattern, the pattern is tiled; that is, when the point you are copying from moves past one of the edges, it
jumps to the opposite edge and continues, as though the pattern were repeated side-by-side, indefinitely. When you clone from
an image this does not happen: if you go beyond the edges of the source, the Clone tool stops producing any changes.
jumps to the opposite edge and continues, as though the pattern were repeated side-by-side, indefinitely. When you clone from
an image this does not happen: if you go beyond the edges of the source, the Clone tool stops producing any changes.
You can clone from any drawable (that is, any layer, layer mask, or channel) to any other drawable. You can even clone to or
from the selection mask, by switching to QuickMask mode. If this means copying colors that the target does not support (for
example, cloning from an RGB layer to an Indexed layer or a layer mask), then the colors will be converted to the closest possible
approximations.
from the selection mask, by switching to QuickMask mode. If this means copying colors that the target does not support (for
example, cloning from an RGB layer to an Indexed layer or a layer mask), then the colors will be converted to the closest possible
approximations.
12.3.10.1
How to Activate
You can activate the Clone tool in several ways :
• From the image menu through Tools → Paint Tools → Clone.
• By clicking on the tool icon
in Toolbox.
• By pressing the c keyboard shortcut.
12.3.10.2
Key modifiers
See the
for a description of key modifiers that have the same effect on all brush tools.
Ctrl The Ctrl key is used to select the source, if you are cloning from an image: it has no effect if you are cloning from a pattern.
You can clone from any layer of any image, by clicking on the image display, with the Ctrl key held down, while the layer
is active (as shown in the Layers dialog). If Alignment is set to ‘Non-aligned’ or ‘Aligned’ in Tool Options, then the point
you click on becomes the origin for cloning: the image data at that point will be used when you first begin painting with
the Clone tool. In source-selection mode, the cursor changes to a crosshair-symbol.
is active (as shown in the Layers dialog). If Alignment is set to ‘Non-aligned’ or ‘Aligned’ in Tool Options, then the point
you click on becomes the origin for cloning: the image data at that point will be used when you first begin painting with
the Clone tool. In source-selection mode, the cursor changes to a crosshair-symbol.