Operation Manual

5 In the Brush HUD, specify the following settings:
• To adjust the size of the brush: Drag the Brush Size slider to the left to decrease the
diameter of the brush, or drag the slider to the right to increase the diameter. You can
also enter a value in the Brush Size value slider.
• To adjust the softness of the brush: Drag the Softness slider to the left to decrease the
softness of the brush, or drag the slider to the right to increase the softness. You can
also enter a value in the Softness value slider.
• To adjust the intensity of the brush: Drag the Strength slider to the left to decrease the
strength of the brush stroke, or drag the slider to the right to increase the strength.
You can also enter a value in the Strength value slider.
• To specify that the adjustment detect edges in order to preserve detail: Select the Detect
Edges checkbox.
Note: For additional options, see Working with Brushes.
6 Brush over the areas of the image you want to exclude the adjustment from.
Tip: It’s a good idea to regularly zoom in to the image to ensure that the brush strokes
exclude the areas of the image you don’t want the adjustment to cover.
The adjustment is excluded from the portion of the image it was brushed on.
For information about how you can modify the effect of the adjustment after it has been
brushed on the image, see Modifying Previously Applied Brush Strokes.
Applying Quick Brush Adjustments
Aperture provides Quick Brush adjustments, such as Dodge, Burn, Halo Reduction, and
Skin Smoothing, that have been specifically designed for brushing on images. Using Quick
Brush adjustments, you brush the adjustment on the image and then modify the
adjustment’s parameter settings.
To apply a Quick Brush adjustment
1 Select an image.
594 Chapter 18 Making Brushed Adjustments