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Chapter 18 Making Brushed Adjustments 391
Using Brushed Adjustment Controls
Working with Controls in the Brush HUD
The controls in the Brush HUD are the same for all brushed adjustments except for Retouch.
For more information about the Retouch adjustment, see An Overview of the Retouch
Adjustment Controls on page 302.
To show the Brush HUD for an adjustment
Do one of the following:
m 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.
m In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Quick
Brushes from the Add Adjustment pop-up menu, then choose a Quick Brush adjustment from
the submenu.
m Choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu (with a brush icon) in the
tool strip.
m In Full Screen view, choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu in
the toolbar.
The Brush HUD appears.
Brush button
Feather button
Eraser button
Brush Action
pop-up menu
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Brush button: Click this button to activate the brush.
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Feather button: Click this button to feather the edges of previously applied brush strokes.
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Eraser button: Click this button to activate the eraser used to remove portions of previously
applied brush strokes for the currently selected adjustment.
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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.
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Brush Size slider and value slider: Enter the diameter of the brush using the slider or value slider.
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Softness slider and value slider: Enter the softness of the brush’s edge using the slider or
value slider.
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Strength slider and value slider: Enter the intensity of the brush stroke using the slider or
value slider.
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Detect Edges checkbox: Select this checkbox to detect edges in the image that the adjustment
is brushed over, thereby preserving detail.