The Ultimate Guide to Cloning in
Photoshop
Joshua Johnson
Photoshop’s wide array of cloning tools is the cause of many of the
absolute best and worst works created with the application. In a skilled and
experienced hand, these tools lead to phenomenal results. In the hands of a
careless artist, Photoshop cloning can be disastrous to the credibility of the
result. This article introduces the several cloning tools available in
Photoshop and goes over the proper usage and best practices of each.
The Clone Stamp Tool
The Clone Stamp tool is the oldest and most widely known of the cloning
tools. The basic concept is that you duplicate certain portions of an image
using a source, destination and brush.