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Chapter 16 An Overview of Image Adjustments 270
Using the Brush Controls
Whenever a photo is selected and displayed in the Viewer or in Full Screen view, you can
retouch it using a brushed adjustment, which allows you to manually target a specic part of
the image using brush controls. Most adjustments can be brushed on images. You choose a
brush for an adjustment from the adjustment’s Action pop-up menu.
Choose to brush an
adjustment “in” or “away”
from the adjustment’s
Action pop-up menu.
A Brush button appears when
the adjustment is brushed on the
photo. Click the button to open
the Brush HUD for the adjustment.
In addition to brushing standard adjustments, you can also use Quick Brush adjustments that
are specically designed for brushing on images. Quick Brush adjustments are accessible from
the Add Adjustment pop-up menu in the Adjustments inspector and the Adjustments pane of
the Inspector HUD, as well as from the Quick Brush pop-up menu in the tool strip.
When you choose to brush an adjustment, its Brush HUD appears. You specify settings using the
controls in the HUD and then brush the adjustment on the image.
When you choose a Quick Brush adjustment, its adjustment controls appear highlighted in the
Adjustments inspector and the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, if both are shown. As
with the standard adjustment controls, you use the checkbox to turn Quick Brush adjustments
on and o. For more information, see Resetting and Turning O Adjustments on page 270.
Some Quick Brush adjustments also have sliders for changing parameter values after the Quick
Brush adjustment has been applied. For more information about adjustment controls, see Using
Sliders on page 269.
For more information about the individual Quick Brush adjustments and how to apply them to
an image, see An Overview of Brushed Adjustments on page 388.
Resetting and Turning O Adjustments
You can reset all of the parameters for an adjustment to their default values. You can also use
the checkboxes to turn adjustments on and o. Turning adjustments on and o is a good way to
verify the cumulative eect of adjustments on your image.