Operation Manual

To show the Brush HUD for an adjustment
Do one of the following:
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In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose
either “Brush [adjustment] in” or “Brush [adjustment] away” from the Action pop-up menu
for the adjustment.
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In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose
Quick Brushes from the Adjustments pop-up menu, then choose a Quick Brush adjustment
from the submenu.
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Choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu (with a brush icon)
in the tool strip.
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In Full Screen view, choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu
in the toolbar.
Eraser button
Feather button
Brush button
Brush Action
pop-up menu
• Brush button: Click this button to activate the brush.
• Feather button: Click this button to feather the edges of previously applied brush strokes.
• Eraser button: Click this button to activate the eraser used to remove portions of
previously applied brush strokes for the currently selected adjustment.
• Brush Action pop-up menu: Choose to apply the brushed adjustment to the entire image,
invert the brush strokes, remove all brush strokes, display brush strokes as color overlays,
show a white mask with the brush strokes revealing the image underneath, show a
black mask with the brush strokes revealing the image underneath, or limit the brushed
adjustment to the shadows, midtones, or highlights of the image.
• Brush Size slider and value slider: Enter the diameter of the brush using the slider or
value slider.
• Softness slider and value slider: Enter the softness of the brush’s edge using the slider
or value slider.
• Strength slider and value slider: Enter the intensity of the brush stroke using the slider
or value slider.
590 Chapter 18 Making Brushed Adjustments