Software: PhotoImpact
10, 11, 12, X3
earlier versions may be usedAuthor:
Maureen Eves-Lavis
Level:
Beginner/Intermediate
Title:
Painting with Clone Brushes
Tools: Clone Brushes,
Paint Brush,
Paint-drop water brush, Bristle-Retouch
Materials: Photograph
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MODES
and WORKSPACES
Versions 12 and X3
has the ability for customised
workspace modes, choose your own personal settings or Full Edit, providing
you have all tools available to you for this tutorial.
Version 11 has five modes. You will see them listed in the My Workshop
Menu. For the purpose of this tutorial, ensure you are working in "Advanced Mode" in order for all tools to be available to
you. Version 10 has two work modes, Basic and Standard. Basic Mode features a simplified
workspace with larger buttons and the most common functions, whereas,the Standard Mode displays all of the functions. We will be
using the Standard Mode in this tutorial.If you see Standard Mode faded out as shown, then this is the mode you are using.
If you change from standard to basic you
will lose any presets you may have saved.
Remember
to save often
Use this push-pin to help keep your place whilst working through the tutorial.
Just left click, drag and drop to where you need
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You may use this one here or
use your own. Right click, copy and paste into PhotoImpact.
Open
a blank, white canvas size 400 x 400.
A background is optional, you can
of course just have a plain white or coloured
background.
To make a background on the
canvas. Using the colour picker choose colours from the
photograph and select the paintbrush - default settings
paint diagonal, scattered lines on the canvas.
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Select the
Paint-drop water brush 
size 30, transparency 30 soft edge 50 and sweep lightly
diagonally back and forth.
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Next
choose the Retouch Bristle Smear 
settings:
50, level 100 and move brush back and forth diagonally.
Alternatively you can choose a
textured background if you wish
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Select
Clone brush - charcoal soft texture merge
You can of course choose any clone
brush you desire, however the charcoal soft texture
merge gives a soft pastel effect
size 30 Transparency 0
You can play around with settings
to obtain a desired result
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Holding down the SHIFT
KEY and tapping the clone brush in centre of your
canvas where you will begin painting. Still
holding the shift key, tap the centre area of the
flower, move the clone brush back to your canvas - but BEFORE
touching canvas, let go of the shift key.
In small, soft strokes, follow
contour of flowers and be careful not to release brush
until all the flower is painted/cloned.
You can vary your stroke and
weight to obtain a soft, result.
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When your
flower is cloned, release the brush, and click out of
mode. Now you have an object flower to add to your
easy palette for future use.
If for some reason you went over
the edges, this can be erased using the object eraser
tool.
Your object can be duplicated and used
for many different projects..
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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Remember, this is about fun and learning PI
tools.
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Creative-Designs
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