Patch tool is transparent rather than copy what I want

When I use the patch tool, and drag to what I want "copied", the copy that is dropped into my marquee is a blend of what was there with what I copied, not just what I copied. I don't have "transparent" checked. It is almost like it is using healing brush properties and trying to blend all together0the existing & the copied, rather just dropping in the portion I selected. Can anyone help?

Hi Karen,
That's the way the Patch tool works.
To copy pixels without blending just use the Clone Stamp.

SimplePhotoshop.com <http://simplephotoshop.com/>

You have to avoid sudden changes in the image like hard edges.

It's a good tool for some things but it has its limitations.

Try re-applying to the same area too.