From the course: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
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Cloning from one layer to another - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
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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Brushing to correct56s
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How brushing works4m 52s
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Working with spacing7m 32s
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Changing size and hardness7m 45s
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The heads-up Color Picker7m 17s
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Flipping a mirror image3m 33s
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Setting the source for the History brush3m 42s
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Brightening details with the Dodge tool7m 49s
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Darkening details with the Burn tool3m 5s
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The Sponge tool4m 29s
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Backing off edits8m 4s
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Patching eye bags8m 57s
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Evening out flesh tones7m 23s
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Smoothing away whiskers7m 41s
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Reducing shadow noise7m
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How healing works4m 40s
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The enhanced Spot Healing brush4m 52s
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Using the better Healing brush4m 23s
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Introducing the Clone Source panel3m 49s
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Cloning from one layer to another5m 30s
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Working with multiple sources4m 44s
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