How to Master the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop

[@mikeeckhardt4945]

You always recognize anew the complexity and flexibility of this "simple tool". You never stop learning. Thanks Aaron for this tutorial!

[@mario__1981]

I don't understand people who dislike free top class tutorial. Thank you Mr. Aron for all your effort!

[@Teamshmo]

SO happy you mentioned the brush technique to get the light gradients correct. That one has always screwed me up.

[@smokey267]

***** I agree seriously this has been such a hugeeee help thank you very much

[@narif22saputra44]

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[@DonCastro.]

Your videos are honestly the best photoshop teachings on youtube. I appreciate them greatly.

[@tmarriedchildren]

I have learned so much from phlearn. I am definitely considering going to graphics design classes for college so that I can become a pro at this. I do album covers, flyers, and other things for friends and family and they love what I do but I'm am no why near being professional at this. Learning from phlearn has taught me all of the basics and a lot of professional ways of doing things. I highly recommend this guy to anyone who want to learn photoshop. He's a very good teacher and if you miss something you can always watch over and over again until you get it right. Thanks phlearn. And thank you Aaron.

[@phlearn]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@debbieklecan9485]

Best advanced cloning tutorial ever. You've helped me solve several problems I've always had with the clone tool. I've always had problems with the clone dialog box ever since it was introduced. They are all gone. Thanks, thanks, thanks. I work with animal photography and fur hides a lot of mistakes. I feel like I've gone from mediocre and sloppy to exact and professional.

[@BHalleyPhotos]

I had no idea about the transparency lock feature, and the paint brush technique used after that! Thanks so much. Really helpful. Hope the Phlearn team has been doing well, Cheers.

[@MegaYanni1]

I must tell you how grateful I am for your tutorials. I've learned so much from you, much more than from school I went to. And i only started watching your tutorials two months ago...I find myself knowing more and more and even speed through some of the videos now;) Thank you.

[@RichardGingrasPhotography]

You are a great instructor. You sure know your stuff.

[@judithangerman]

Hi Aaron! It doesn't matter which video I watch- I always learn a new technique! You really make learning fun! Thanks so much!

[@wilhelml]

I really liked the lock transparency trick with softlight to either darken or lighten areas! Thanks!!

[@LuanaLevenhagen]

OMG, this video absolutely changed the way I use clone stamp tool. Great work!

[@babatundeatoyebi7725]

Thanks to you and your team for the ingenuity and generosity, you have saved the day.

[@JulieUnger777]

Thanks you for sharing. Great value. I'm a total novice and I really appreciate videos like this. It's always nice to find a giving teacher. :)

[@AmiraMohamed-jf5tl]

Great Video! I was getting frustrated with the clone stamp tool yesterday but now it is a little better after watching your video. Thanks!

[@nickrobinson938]

You obviously have a gift... Thanks for sharing your expertise with the rest of us mortals...

[@randygreen007]

You always give the best tutorials but your advice at 7:40 about leaving particular physical characteristics alone is the best advice you could ever give! These people will recognize when things aren’t exactly as they are in real life and who knows, that scar or birthmark that you think isn’t attractive might be the very thing that they love most about them. This is just one of the many reasons I sub’d years ago.

[@Scubadog_]

I used to watch the official Adobe tutorials on KZbin, and man, I've been a subscriber here for a couple of months, but those videos are laughable in comparison to how throughout you are with the lessons. Best of all, not only do you show examples of where you can use the techniques, but you give beginner lessons on composition and lighting. Something people go through for years and years in school, you explain quickly and easily for the current project. As soon as I can invest more into Photoshop, like a Wacom tablet and other things, I'll be sure to purchase at least a few lessons to support you for making these free ones. Keep up the good work!

[@ElitePortraits]

Official Adobe Tutorials are a punishment if we compare with Phlearn, haha. This is true, sometimes i fall sleep with the officials, because of the teachers... are... boring! Aaron make funny the classes, and this is very important, because he put passion on it, more than others do i think

[@BalazsCsergo]

Seeing and learning new techniques in photoshop always makes me feel like I'm learning magic 😊😀you can make things out of scratch and also make them disappear in seconds! Thank you guys for the awesome videos! Keep up the good work!

[@HelloChello33]

WHOA you've just opened my eyes and removed a box i had stuck myself into while working with this tool! totally appreciate these tips :D

[@Aut0execX]

You my friend... You are a genius! Thanks for all the great tutorials you are providing us

[@GabrielBucataru]

Love it Aaron!! Nice trick with the transparency lock! Wish they would have invented that coloring books when I was a kid. Will have to come and visit my fave Ph folks in Chicago again soon. Cheers!

[@enuff4life]

Master Phlean, it's the best cloning tutorial I've ever seen on youTube!

[@rajjalaldeen8128]

Great intuitive explanation of how this works. Thanks a lot. Good job

[@ElitePortraits]

Thank you so much aaron. You always show a little bit more than i expect from PS,, and really opening my mind to improve skills. You are a very good teacher. Keep the good teaching! I found the clone stamp one of the most powerful tool in PS.

[@The153Fish]

Great video! This video was the only one explained that I had to change the sample mode to Current & Below! No wonder I couldn’t see any clones.

[@arthurvipauto6719]

Best Tutorial Channel hands down!

[@allanmuir4600]

I am totally knew to photo shop I have watched many youtube videos, you have an excellent instructional technique, I am now getting confident and adventurous with photo shop thanks to your excellent videos, thanks look forward to seeing more videos.

[@TickleGhost]

GREAT tutorial. Finally someone who explains succinct and simple for beginners to understand. Excellent video. I just subbed!

[@Inj3ct3dd]

+Phlearn Photoshop and Photography Tutorials u rock ! :D tnx for ur videos

[@shouldent]

This guy is so good that he makes it look easy... I hope I can use this tips in my own work....

[@Pinarelloi]

I thought i knew the clone stamp tool. Apparently not. Great tutorial Aaron :)

[@-_Nuke_-]

+Phlearn Photoshop and Photography Tutorials how can I select and area and make a brush out of what's inside that area. And i DONT mean a brush with only black and white. I know how to do that. I mean to take EVERYTHING that there is at this area and make a brush WITH THE COLOR just like the stump tool (but the stump tool samples much more than the actualy area stumped). !? Thanks :)

[@alexandrufilipescu1301]

Hey, I really want to practice this!, where I can find the same same photo?

[@IrashiAkane]

My thoughts exactly! I had no idea you could do all of that with the clone stamp tool.

[@vipulhamirani4927]

You are @ the Top in Photoshop Tutorial Channels..... Brilliant Work

[@R3DI5C00L]

one of the best tuts by phlearn, great tricks that have many uses!

[@heleneharmon1705]

Your continue to rock my world with everything I need help on. Thank you!!!

[@phlearn]

Thank you!

[@LFOVCF]

As always, great info. may I make a suggestion about the placing of your clip on mic. Clip it to the left or right of your collar, as the resonance from your 'voice box' is picked up and adds a muffled quality to your voice sound. For people who have hearing issues, this can add a distortion that can have them struggling to hear your words correctly. I often see TV broadcasters using the centre point to clip the mic, but the last thing you want is direct contact around the voice box. Try listening to your mic output via headphones, with different positions, and see which is the clearest. You might even try in front of you near the computer, as you are forward facing. Thanks for teaching us your skills, hopefully some of mine might help you.

[@noxiousjosh2933]

This was a huge help. I had not used Clone stamp in a long time and forgot essential functionalities of the tool itself. As always love your tuts and keep up the good work.

[@D3cyTH3r]

08:57 -this is an insanely useful tip! This is by far the best PS tutorial series I've come across, thanks again!

[@whitandpark]

Love your tutorials. Very simply put and easy to pick up. Thanks!

[@CanonBrownell]

Very well made tutorial. Learned things even as a experienced photoshopper! Thank you!

[@filipina289]

I'm so glad I came across your channel! I've watched 2 of your vids and I've learned so much! Its so hard to find PS tutorials that are easy to follow! Thanks so much!

[@nathandoyle1553]

Love the clone stamp tool... but i love it even more now! Thank you for you're great tutorials!

[@lisaw3200]

Great video. My cloning will be getting much better! The tool that trips me up most is the pen tool. A video on that one would be most helpful to me.

[@explorewithbrendan]

Learned some stuff I actually didn't know about in this, PHLEARN are the best!!

[@alaneevans]

This sorted out some important misconceptions I had picked up about this tool. Great tutorial.

[@bbender76]

Loved it. I have gotten hung up on trying to replicate lines or the difference in brightness before trying to clone. This will help out big time

[@sulaimonmaestro2436]

My goodness, the things you do are just amazing. Great tutorial Mr Aaron

[@NoBeatsBro]

You guys always come with the right tutorials at the right time

[@abedj1220]

wOW. heard of the clone stamp tool but did not know how powerful it is. thanks for that amazing tutorial

[@ronaldl9085]

Awesome! You're a wonderful teacher! Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@DerEisdieler]

you just added a whole new dimension to my apparently non-existant clone stamp skills. thanks so much! i never knew about transparency lock and i also never thought about cloning to a new layer and then transforming it.

[@benjaminofperrin]

Yeah, thanks Aaron. Watching the way you removed that lapel mic really helped. I've been using clone stamp for a while now and getting the tones to blend in properly has always been an issue. Not anymore!

[@patcosgrave1546]

best tutorial on this topic. So grateful

[@fokakapelusz]

Always great tutorials. Especially when I think I know the specific tool, and after this tuts I realize I didn't know 1 or 2 tricks.

[@leogalilei1267]

Thanks Phlearn! Just simple, compact and easy to understand.

[@LIZANO262]

Hola , te entiendo en el lenguaje universal de Photoshop . Estupendos tutoriales . Gracias .

[@emirjurgen6007]

Brilliant tutorial for Photoshop. Simple and easy to use going forward. Thank you!

[@PostColorGear]

I love the colors in that picture! A little saturated for my taste, but very complimentary. Kat and Asa did well. I like! :)

[@abhelleful]

OMG! I am SO happy for this! I am a beginner and I've been looking for a good technique and this is awesome!!! Thanks a lot!

[@ayang315]

I read the title of this tutorial and I go "I know how to use the clone stamp tool, come on Aaron!". Then I click on the tutorial and watch anyway and go "holy $h1t, I didn't know that". Thanks Aaron!

[@thanassisfournarakos9696]

You are tops! Thanks for sharing your know how with us. Thanassis Fournarakos, Retired (2011) Professional Photographer, born in 1946. Best regards from Athens, Greece.

[@ZanacCommander]

Awesome attitude..clear and well directed..Thank you very much!

[@mrkara244]

Thanks guys these tutorials are really helpful. I cant wait to start trying these techniques out!

[@squantrill]

Actually as you mentioned to comment, a tutorial on mastering the shortcut keys setting up preferences for different workflows and setting up workspace in photoshop would be awesome!! tips and hints

[@savantdisgrace4581]

I love me a good phlearning. You rock Aaron!

[@mustafawahid]

Video was clean and well-done. Very impressed with the clean skills. Helpful instruction. Great attitude.

[@wcsilveira]

This is excellent work and video, Aaron. Thank you!

[@23CoSo]

Excellent, as always Well done, Aaron.

[@delecekatauskas4520]

Tutorials are great. Some of the best out there. Thank you

[@onetwony]

Aaron, you guys are great! Fantastic tutorial!!!

[@GavriilPapadiotis]

Great video guys with useful tips! Thanks Aaron. Professional habit kicking in, the spotlight to the frame on your right needs to be refocused and aimed a bit lower.

[@kristinl2512]

So helpful! I like your teaching style. Thanks so much.

[@OperationBlueprint]

Thanks man :) As an experienced photoshop user, this really helped, transparency lock never even came to mind when I was warping. Also, what is the difference between opacity and flow? I've always played around with the opacity.

[@ElitePortraits]

Flow is the amount of "ink" that you are releasing with the brush, and opacity is how much affect this amount of ink over the layer :). So, combining both, you can paint really soft and accurate

[@ElitePortraits]

***** Your welcome :)

[@OperationBlueprint]

Thanks Carlos and Phlearn :D Flow is going to help!

[@alexandrufilipescu1301]

Hey, I really want to practice this!, where I can find the same same photo?

[@malikqados5712]

@@alexandrufilipescu1301 Hey you can use this image. pause the video and through snipping tool you can take this phot and practice on it

[@robinbishop4889]

Love love your tutorials!!! You make things so easy to understand. Thank you so much!!!

[@freshlenschicago6416]

As usual very user friendly video. Great job. Been this a while and learned some new stuff.

[@steve_aventura]

An excellent tutorial. One of your best. One question. In the part where you are removing the mike, when you are evening out the exposure by brushing with soft light, you seem to be painting on the clone layer. Could you paint on a new layer to make the process more non-destructive?

[@gbaca07]

hi aaron please tell me how to reverse eyebrows. copy one eyebrow and reverse it . to fix the other eyebrow. thank you geraldine i followed the clone stamp tool and it was really imformative . thank you.

[@annbullen6983]

good teacher , thanks like watching you work fun. I am trying

[@DarshanBhavsar]

It's a new way to use clone stamp use...I used it only for double exposure.... But learned new.. Thank you Sir..

[@viridiantellus5665]

I think I need to learn all the basic options now!!

[@ensampojken]

Jeez, I did not know the clone stamp tool at all. This was great!

[@fotomode]

Wow Just discover your channel and you have so many great tutorials !!!! Thank you so much.

[@remyremus6948]

Well explained, success in the following lessons.

[@MegaYanni1]

do you have any video on hair extraction from the background?

[@SooMinjun]

Great tutorials as always! just a question, how can i lock the clone source so that it does not move when painting?

[@RiccardoMinervini]

Hi Aaron, your tutorials are very good, easy to understand and i'm learning a lot of new techniques i have just subscribed to your channel! Thanks :)

[@ronnyizsak4076]

great tutorial as usual Aaron. I would like to suggest you to try out the heal brush in replace mode for cloning. it does a much better job at keeping textures in tact (you can play with the hardness for matching hardness of textures you treat). I retouch a lot and i find the heal brush to be far more useful and accurate than the clone stamp in 99% of the times. Also it's other blend modes are very good for different things as well, peace.

[@gimlets421]

Never used the Transformed tool. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@karataylor6786]

Oh my gosh I just learned so much in under 17 minutes!! Thank you :)

[@thebeachdan]

Great video! Your tutorial was very clear and easy to understand.

[@SvetlozarKosev]

You can skip to 7:00

[@JayBaggio]

Thanks for this tutorial, it's really good. Just maybe for us beginners you could mention that first. we need to press alt in order to copy from the image below and then just click were you want to "paint" with the clone. It's basic, but we beginners need to learn everything from zero hehe. Thanks a lot for teaching us!

[@Emma96397]

i really love your tutorials , also the lighting of you and the background . i suggest videos about photographing subjects with kind of that lightning. really need help on that . thanks

[@AlexD-ft6tm]

Always, great lessons! Many thanks!

[@eurika391]

Thank you Aaron, a great tutorial. keep up the good work. learnt a lot in a very short video.

[@BabyblueQtPie4u]

i can't use anyone else for tutorials now that i found you!

[@darveyinsight5015]

I do really thought that my clone stamp tool was having fault as a beginner but not until now I learnt that am gonna change the current layer options. thanks so much

[@lauramacky4083]

Love the transparency lock!

[@obelus2023]

+Phlearn Photoshop and Photography Tutorials I really enjoy your channel, your tutorials are the best on KZbin. Can you tell which version of Photoshop did you use on video?

[@HTGGeorge]

+Fuad Aliyev Hi, from looking at the interface it is either CS6 or CC, my guess CC.

[@69dadawg]

Another excellent tutorial Aaron.

[@elitper6275]

Amazing tutorial. Also taught me to mark what I'd need to change in a photo using a new layer and a semi-transparent color brush :)

[@patrickkinsella7271]

Excellent video. Presented in a very informative way.

[@drakula19991]

+Phlearn Photoshop and Photography Tutorials Hey, really great tutorial, thanks for sharing! I have one small problem though, my clone stamp tool gets a large area instead of a small area i want to clone and i can't do anything, once i start erasing the object i want to it just pastes everything around in there! >:(