Operation Manual

Working with Brushed Adjustment Overlays
Overlays are useful tools for identifying where brush strokes for the selected brushed
adjustment have been applied to the image. When you’ve brushed an adjustment with
a subtle softness and strength over the image, it can be difficult to discern the boundaries
of the brush strokes. Aperture provides several types of overlays to help you visually
identify the selected brushed adjustment’s cumulative brush strokes. When you accurately
identify the boundaries of a brush stroke, you can use the eraser brush to remove any
parts of the brush stroke that don’t belong, and you can use the feathering brush to
smooth out the edges. For more information, see Erasing Brush Strokes and Feathering
Brush Strokes.
The Brush Action pop-up menu in the Brush HUD provides the following overlay options
to help you with detailed brushing:
• Color Overlay: This option displays a pink overlay over the brush strokes for the selected
adjustment.
• Brush Strokes: This option displays the brush strokes for the selected adjustment as
pure white over a pure black background. This option provides the easiest method for
identifying brush strokes that have been applied to an image. It’s a good idea to use
this overlay option if you suspect that you missed a tiny part of the image when
brushing. The missed portions of the image appear as black dots or lines.
601Chapter 18 Making Brushed Adjustments