Strange Behavior of Clone Tool

[Burdell]

I am using Paint Shop Pro X6. I am an experienced Paint Shop user. Today, I must have done something strange, because now when I use the clone tool, instead of getting what normally occurs, the cloned area consists only of large dots--similar to what a half-tone photograph looks like under high magnification. The dots are the proper color.

I experimented with the clone tool setting, but nothing helped.

Second question: Is there a way to reset Paint Shop Pro to default settings as the software existed when it was installed? That might solve my problem.

[Forriner]

I can't help you with your clone tool problem, but to reset PSP to installation defaults, press the shift key while you start up PSP. You'll be asked if you want to revert to defaults.

[LeviFiction]

Two things to look at.

1) On the Tool Options palette, when you have the clone tool selected, is Blend Mode set to "Density"? <- Most likely not your problem.

2) Is a texture selected in the materials palette? <- Probably what you're seeing.

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To stop this just turn off textures in the materials palette.

From the materials palette the fastest way is to just hit the middle button under the foreground swatch.

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Or if you go the Color Picker dialog you can select it from the texture section.