3 Ways to Clone Yourself in a Picture

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Last Updated: 2024. 12. 20

Cloning yourself is a fun game. It can balance the composition to make your photo more dynamic, add interest and depth to the image. When used for promotional purposes, duplicating a person can make the photo more stylish, or better showcase the product.

In this blog post, we will show you 3 ways to clone yourself in a photo. Whether you are on mobile, desktop, or browser, you can find the method you need. Let’s dive right in!

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Clone a Person or an Object in Photo Using Adobe PhotoShop

Clone Yourself in Photo Online

Duplicate Yourself on iOS/Android

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Method 1. Clone a Person or an Object in Photo Using Adobe PhotoShop

Adobe PhotoShop is the most professional software in photo editing. You can use it to swap faces, change image backgrounds, and generate all creative images. Great as it is, you might flinch at the thought of going through all complicated editing processes and tools. However, duplicating a person in Adobe PhotoShop could be easy and simple.

The detailed steps are as follows. We are using PhotoShop 2023.

Step 1

Download and launch PhotoShop. Click on the Open button and select one of your photos.

Step 2

Go back to the file, go all the way down to the Place Embedded option. Click on another photo of yourself and confirm. Do this to open all your photos.

Upload All Photos to Photoshop

Step 3

Turn off all layers except for the first and the second photo. Make sure the preview window shows the second photo.

Turn on These Two Layers

Step 4

Go to the lasso tool to your left or press L on your keyboard. Move the lasso tool around your body so that it doesn’t affect other parts of the image.

Use the Lasso Tool

Step 5

Press the layer mask button. The selected part will appear in the first photo. Keep doing the same for the rest of the photo.

Click on the Layer Mask Button

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Method 2. Clone Yourself in Photo Online

There are reasons you might not like Adobe PhotoShop. We get it. It is expensive, and complicated to operate for beginners. FlexClip’s online editor helps remove image backgrounds and add them as layers to one photo, making the person clone an easier task even for beginners.

Step 1

Upload Your Photos

Click on the Get Started button below to access FlexClip’s editing page. Head over to the Media section, upload all your images from a local folder, mobile device, or cloud services.

Get Started

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Upload Your Photos to FlexClip

Drag one photo to the timeline and add the rest of the photos as layers by clicking the Add as Layer button.

Add Photo as a Layer

Step 2

Remove Image Background

Select one photo layer, go to BG Remover > AI Image BG Removal. FlexClip’s AI will soon start removing its background.

AI Background Removal Tool

Hit Use if you are satisfied with the output. FlexClip’s AI Background Removal tool works well most of the time. In case you are not satisfied with the results, use the erase and restore tool to refine the output.

FlexClip Removing Image Background

Step 3

Edit the Layers

It is time to rearrange all photo layers. Drag them so that they are all in the right size, right position. You are also able to adjust their color scheme, flip photos, crop photos, or add widgets, GIFs to refine your photo.

Adjust Layers

Step 4

Export

Click the photo on the timeline, and hit Export. You now get a photo with duplicated yourselves in high-definition.

Download Photo

Method 3. Duplicate Yourself on iOS/Android

YouCam is the app that has the easiest-to-use clone feature. AI can identify the person in any photo, help you copy and paste it wherever you like in the photo. There is only one minor inconvenience. You can’t copy one person and paste it into another photo. Let’s see how to clone yourself in a photo.

Clone Yourself in a Photo with YouCam

FAQs About Cloning Person/Object in a Photo

1. What should I do to make the cloning look realistic?

Cloning can look realistic if done carefully. You should really pay attention to the lighting, shadows, and the angle of each duplicated person to match the original subject. Also, while using the masking tool, don’t use masks with harsh edges.

2. Can I clone someone in a photo if the background is busy?

Cloning in a busy background can be challenging because it may be harder to create more realistic clones that blend well with the background. Lighting adjustment, mask tools are both helpful to make the output more realistic.

3. What are other options to clone a person in a photo?

There are other tools that help clone a person in a photo, including Fotor, GIMP, Photopea. They might charge you several dollars for the subscription.