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Applying Brushed Adjustments
When you want to apply an adjustment to a small portion of an image, you can specify the
adjustment parameter settings and then brush the adjustment in.
A plus sign (+) indicates
that you’re brushing
the adjustment in.
When you want to apply an adjustment to most of an image except for a specic portion, you
can specify the parameter settings for the adjustment and then brush the adjustment away from
the areas of the image you want to exclude. Brushing an adjustment away from an image is the
same operation as using the eraser brush.
A minus sign (–) indicates that
you’re brushing the adjustment
away (erasing).
After applying a brushed adjustment to an image, you can still modify the eect of the
adjustment on the image. Whether you brushed a standard adjustment or a Quick Brush
adjustment, you can modify the adjustment using the controls for that adjustment in the
Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD.
To brush an adjustment in
1 Select a photo.
2 If the adjustment you want to apply to the image is not shown in the Adjustments inspector or
the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose the adjustment from the Add Adjustment
pop-up menu.
Note: The Red Eye Correction, Spot & Patch, Straighten, Crop, Flip, White Balance, and Exposure
adjustments cannot be brushed on images.
3 Specify parameter settings for the adjustment while viewing the eect on the image.