Really Dumb PS Question - Locking Source for Clone Tool?

Hi,

I don't know why it never occurred to me to wonder this before, but I am now, so I've gotta ask: when using the clone stamp tool (or healing brush I guess) in Photoshop, is there a way to defince a source area and NOT have that source move with your brush as you clone?

For instance, I'm currently working to erase a lot of a picture, leaving just the patterned background it's on. I'm defining a clone source, then brushing until my source bumps the border, then defining again, another brush stroke etc.

Can't I just pick a spot and say "replace everything I brush over with THIS, right HERE"?

Thanks...

sure, just keep the "aligned" box unchecked. its located at top of the screen.

The Patch Tool might do this quicker.

howzitboy wrote in post #4972507
sure, just keep the "aligned" box unchecked. its located at top of the screen.

The sampling area will still move within each mouse press and mouse movement so keep clicking the mouse button a lot to send the sampling area back to the original location.

rammy wrote in post #4978303
The sampling area will still move within each mouse press and mouse movement so keep clicking the mouse button a lot to send the sampling area back to the original location.

The sampling area will move if you hold the mouse button down and paint with your brush. If you do single clicks it will always be from the original sampled point. Even if you paint with a stroke and then go back to single clicks it will revert to the original sample.