User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
Select the Blur tool and click a paint object to put the image in edit mode, if necessary.
To use the Blur tool:
1. Configure the tool using the settings in the Properties bar.
Select a brush size and shape from the Brushes palette (see "Selecting brushes and
painting options" on page 420).
Adjust the Pressure setting. A setting of 1 affects the image slightly; 85 softens the
image greatly.
Choose Normal, Darken, or Lighten from the Mode menu. The Blur tool darkens pixels that
fall within the selected range only.
2. Drag the Blur tool in the image area you want to edit. Canvas applies the effect to pixels
touched by the tool.
Sharpening areas
Increase the contrast between specific pixels in an image with the Sharpen tool. Use the settings in
the Properties bar to configure the tool.
To use the Sharpen tool:
1. Configure the tool using the settings in the Properties bar.
Select a brush size and shape from the Brushes palette (see "Selecting brushes and
painting options" on page 420).
Adjust the Pressure setting. A setting of 1 affects the image slightly; 85 dramatically
sharpens the image.
Choose Normal, Darken, or Lighten from the Mode menu.
2. Drag the Sharpen tool in the image area you want to edit. Canvas applies the sharpening
effect to pixels touched by the tool.
Saturating and desaturating colors
With the Sponge tool, add or remove gray content from specific areas of an image. Use the settings in
the Properties bar to configure the tool.
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