Clone and Pattern

Original PhotographThis photograph shows two ducks on a frozen lake

The Clone Tool

Here I have used both the Aligned and Non-aligned techniques to remove the reflections of two ducks that aren’t in the picture themselves.

The Pattern Stamp Tool – AlignedUsing the Aligned pattern stamp I have added a border to my image. I drew the pattern in a separate layer, changed it’s opacity to 30% and applied the overlay blend mode.

The Pattern Stamp Tool – Non-aligned

Here I have chosen a different pattern to demonstrate the Non-aligned technique. In a separate layer I drew stripes vertically across my image. When using no-aligned pattern stamp, the pattern aligns seamlessly until you stop dragging. When you restart with a new click the pattern is not aligned with the previous drawing. Once I had drawn my pattern I applied the multiply blend mode to the layer.

My Own PatternTo create my duck pattern first cloned out the reflection under it’s feet and then selected the area that the duck is in with the rectangular marque tool. In my version of Photoshop I went to Edit>Define Pattern and gave it a name. Next I selected the Pattern Stamp Tool and my Duck pattern from the drop down list and began to draw.