Cloning stone texture

[the_galwegian]

Hi all,

I want to clone a stone texture from a photograph. The problem is that with the standard cloning method i'm getting blurred areas. I remember seeing in a magazine (long since lost) a technique for cloning while keeping the sharpness of the image but can't recall it now that I need it!

Can anyone help me out here?

Thanks
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[IamSam]

Hi, just so we have our terminology correct, what do you mean by clone? Please describe in as much detail as possible.

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[the_galwegian]

Sorry if I wasn't clear. See attached image. I wand to remove the gaps between the stones so I have a texture that I can use in Mudbox to projection paint.

I am using a grunge brush now and it seems to do the job.

 

[IamSam]

Something like this?

Before


After

 

[the_galwegian]

Yes! Exactly like that.

 

[IamSam]

This is just the Clone Stamp Tool.

Here is a Tube page full of tutorials on using the clone stamp tool.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Photoshop Clone Satmp Tool&sm=3

 

[IamSam]

If you want to save yourself some work, you can find many stone textures on the net, here are just a few STONE TEXTURES

 

[the_galwegian]

Yeah I suppose I should go down that route. I was just trying to use the original source images as much as possible. I think i will use a mixed bag of images.

Thanks for that IamSam
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