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Cloning from one layer to another

Cloning from one layer to another - Photoshop Tutorial

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Cloning from one layer to another

I'd saved my progress as Flipped original.psd. And as you may recall it features a horizontally reflected copy of the girl on this independent layer there. So here's the original version of the girl. Here she is flipped, so that we can clone from one layer to another. Now let me stress something. In this particular Beta version of Photoshop CS5, I am not able to enter a negative value for W. You may be able to do it in the shipping version of the program, in which case, give it a try. And then you can clone from the background layer onto itself without creating this independent version of the layer. You and I will both rotate this source together, but you would enter negative on your own. From my perspective however it turns out to be a happy accident, because it permits me to show you how to clone from one layer to another inside Photoshop, which is a really great skill. Press the J key to switchover to the Healing Brush. And I want to direct your attention up here to the Options…

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