a) it's not bad blending.
b) clone tool and blur tool for blending? what kind of crack have you been smoking? those are horrid and blatant ways of blending. remind me to vote -5's on all your tiles.

I use clone and blur all the time.

good for you.

My point is that any tool can be useful in moderation and any tool can be abused. Have you ever worked on a photomanip quilt? The clone tool is almost a must. It takes skill to make it look like you didn't just repeat what you were given. It is very possible to shade shapes with the clone tool while continuing a texture. It should be bad cloning that you hate, not the tool. Voting -5 on someones tiles because of the tool they used is one of the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

In moderation, it may be useful. But not as the above poster states it as being "a must". And no, I've never worked on a photomanip quilt. I don't like them. I suppose I hate the clone tool because of tilers from long ago who horribly overused them.

And don't tell me you were under the impression that the statement of voting -5's was to be taken seriously? It was put there to put things into perspective for others who don't understand how voting works. I have a fairly strict voting regime by which I follow, and I think my methods are fair.

my bad

no clone tool was used here
^_^
only a big paintbrush.
only the result count
so for my point any technic is ok

the blend looks fine to me