Re: using cloning to paint over an image

Hi Carol,

The reason you don't see "the photo underneath" (which it really
wasn't 
anyway) is that when you saved and closed the Clone and original image, 
the connection between the two was lost.

When you reopen the Clone, you'll also need to reopen the original 
image, then let Painter know it's the Clone Source and Painter should 
take color information from that image (the original/Clone Source).

To do that: With the original and Clone open, go to the File menu, 
choose Clone Source. In the flyout menu, check the original image's file 
name.

Now when you have the Clone active and turn on Tracing Paper, you'll see 
a faint image of your original "behind" the Clone Canvas. It's not 
really there, but instead it's as if you can see through the Clone 
Canvas to the original image, thus the name Tracing Paper.


Have fun painting!


Jinny Brown
__________________

carol sc wrote:
> When I paint over a photo using tracing paper, how can I save in
"midstream" 
> and come back to finish it later?  Each time I've tried to do so, when I 
> come back to it, I only have the painted portion - the photo underneath is

> gone.  Is there any way to save the whole thing, so that I can just come 
> back to it "as is"?  Thanks.
> 
> Carol 
> 
> 
> 

When I paint over a photo using tracing paper, how can I save in
"midstream" 
and come back to finish it later?  Each time I've tried to do so, when I 
come back to it, I only have the painted portion - the photo underneath is 
gone.  Is there any way to save the whole thing, so that I can just come 
back to it "as is"?  Thanks.

Carol 

thanks so much for the good, detailed info on how to select the clone source 
in this situation - I've know how to select the clone source when doing 
regular cloning i.e. covering a power line or something, but didn't really 
know how to go about it in this situation.  Most helpful.
Carol

"Jinny Brown" <jinbrown@pixelalley.com> wrote in message 
news:455a978d$1_2@cnews...
>
> Hi Carol,
>
> The reason you don't see "the photo underneath" (which it really
wasn't 
> anyway) is that when you saved and closed the Clone and original image, 
> the connection between the two was lost.
>
> When you reopen the Clone, you'll also need to reopen the original image, 
> then let Painter know it's the Clone Source and Painter should take color 
> information from that image (the original/Clone Source).
>
> To do that: With the original and Clone open, go to the File menu, choose 
> Clone Source. In the flyout menu, check the original image's file name.
>
> Now when you have the Clone active and turn on Tracing Paper, you'll see a

> faint image of your original "behind" the Clone Canvas. It's not
really 
> there, but instead it's as if you can see through the Clone Canvas to the 
> original image, thus the name Tracing Paper.
>
>
> Have fun painting!
>
>
> Jinny Brown
> __________________
>
> carol sc wrote:
>> When I paint over a photo using tracing paper, how can I save in 
>> "midstream" and come back to finish it later?  Each time I've
tried to do 
>> so, when I come back to it, I only have the painted portion - the photo

>> underneath is gone.  Is there any way to save the whole thing, so that
I 
>> can just come back to it "as is"?  Thanks.
>>
>> Carol
> 

Hi Carol,

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear my explanation helped.

Happy Cloning!


Jinny Brown
________________

carol sc wrote:
> thanks so much for the good, detailed info on how to select the clone
source 
> in this situation - I've know how to select the clone source when doing 
> regular cloning i.e. covering a power line or something, but didn't really

> know how to go about it in this situation.  Most helpful.
> Carol
> 
> "Jinny Brown" <jinbrown@pixelalley.com> wrote in message 
> news:455a978d$1_2@cnews...
> 
>>Hi Carol,
>>
>>The reason you don't see "the photo underneath" (which it
really wasn't 
>>anyway) is that when you saved and closed the Clone and original image,

>>the connection between the two was lost.
>>
>>When you reopen the Clone, you'll also need to reopen the original
image, 
>>then let Painter know it's the Clone Source and Painter should take
color 
>>information from that image (the original/Clone Source).
>>
>>To do that: With the original and Clone open, go to the File menu,
choose 
>>Clone Source. In the flyout menu, check the original image's file name.
>>
>>Now when you have the Clone active and turn on Tracing Paper, you'll see
a 
>>faint image of your original "behind" the Clone Canvas. It's
not really 
>>there, but instead it's as if you can see through the Clone Canvas to
the 
>>original image, thus the name Tracing Paper.
>>
>>
>>Have fun painting!
>>
>>
>>Jinny Brown
>>__________________
>>
>>carol sc wrote:
>>
>>>When I paint over a photo using tracing paper, how can I save in 
>>>"midstream" and come back to finish it later?  Each time
I've tried to do 
>>>so, when I come back to it, I only have the painted portion - the
photo 
>>>underneath is gone.  Is there any way to save the whole thing, so
that I 
>>>can just come back to it "as is"?  Thanks.
>>>
>>>Carol
>>
> 
> 
>