Point-to-Point Cloning

Point-to-point cloning lets you clone within a document or between different areas of separate documents. Point-to-point is also known as offset cloning.

To apply point-to-point cloning effects, you must set source and destination reference points. Source reference points specify the area in the source document that you want to clone. Destination reference points indicate the area where you want the cloned imagery to appear.

To indicate the area of the source document you're cloning, you can turn the crosshair cursor on.

To clone point-to-point within a document

1. Do one of the following:

• Choose a Cloner brush from the Brush selector bar.
• Enable the Clone Color option on the Colors palette.
• Click the palette menu arrow on the Colors palette, and choose Use Clone Color.

2. Choose File menu > Clone Source, and choose the image you want to reference.

If no image is set as a clone source, the brush will reference the current pattern.

3. Hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows).

A crosshair cursor appears.

4. Click inside the source image to set the source reference point.

A green marker appears on the image to indicate the reference point for the source imagery.

5. Begin painting in the destination area.

• You can set the destination area before painting by clicking while holding down Option + Shift (Mac OS) or Alt + Shift (Windows). A red marker indicates the destination area.

Cloning within a document with the destination marker showing.

To clone point-to-point between documents

1. Do one of the following:

• Choose a Cloner brush from the Brush selector bar.
• Enable the Clone Color option on the Colors palette.
• Click the palette menu arrow on the Colors palette, and choose Use Clone Color.

2. Choose File menu > Clone Source, and choose the image you want to reference.

If no image is set as a clone source, the brush will reference the current pattern.

3. Hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows), and click inside the source document to set the reference point for the source area.

A green marker appears on the image to indicate the reference point for the source imagery.

4. Select the destination document.
5. Hold down Option + Shift
   (Mac OS) or Alt + Shift (Windows), and click inside the source document to set the reference point for the destination area.

A red marker appears on the image to indicate the reference point for the destination imagery.

6. Start painting at the point you want to begin applying the source imagery.

To change to a crosshair cursor

1. Choose Edit menu > Preferences> General.
2. In the Preferences dialog box, enable the Indicate Clone Source With Crosshairs While Cloning option.

The crosshairs indicate which area of the original image you're cloning as you paint.