Clone stamp problem

[Bob Polk]

My clone stamp is not working properly. When I Alt/click it looks like it's working but when I stamp it's a dark color, not what I used as a sample.
Bob

[Mac McDougald]

If set to "aligned" it doesn't use the original sample but keeps
resampling from area proportional away from where you started.

Someone else can prolly state it better, but uncheck "aligned" to see
what I mean. Most of the time, I *want* it aligned, but sounds like you
don't in this instance.

Mac

[Byron Gale]

Bob,

My understanding of how "Aligned" works with the Clone Stamp is this... you
ALT-click to set your source point. Then, the next click you make (first
stamp) sets your relative bearing and distance from the source point.
Subsequently, stamping a given angle/distance from the first stamp will
clone pixels the same angle/distance from the source point.

I have noted that, when painting with the Clone Stamp, if my source point is
near enough to my first stamp that I end up dragging my sample point into
the area I'm painting, I will pick up the "old" pixels, rather than the new,
cloned pixels. The way I get around this is to use "short strokes"... that
is to say, don't allow the sample point to cross into a newly-cloned area
during the same stroke as that which cloned it.

I don't know if any of this addresses your question... sorry.

Byron

[Nancy S]

Byron,

hmm...is your pic on the Artist's page yet?? I don't recall seeing it....<g>

[RobertHJones]

Bob,

If you have a visible adjustment layer (say levels for example) above the
layer you are cloning, you can get an effect like that. If you do have such
an adjustment layer, try clicking the "eye" to make it invisible and see if
that makes a difference.

Bob

[Nancy S]

unless you do not have "use all layers" checked...

[Unregistered]

Just be sure that you have selected at the top bar with the stamp properties :

Normal mode, opacity 100 , flow 100 , aligned ( not very relevant) and All layers