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Chapter 17 Making Brushed Adjustments 401
Working with Brush Strokes
There are many controls in the Brush HUD that you can use to apply, remove, and feather
brush strokes.
To feather brush strokes
In many situations, it’s best to avoid brush strokes that have hard, noticeable edges. The Brush
HUD has a feathering brush that you can use to smooth the edges of previously applied brush
strokes so that they blend seamlessly into the image. The feathering brush is applied to the
selected brushed adjustment only.
Before feathering
After feathering
(used the feathering brush to smooth the edge
of a previously applied brush stroke)
1 Select the photo with the brushed adjustment whose brush strokes you want to feather.
2 If necessary, select the brushed adjustment in the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments
pane of the Inspector HUD, then click the Brush button in the adjustment controls.
Click the Brush button.
The Brush HUD for the adjustment appears.
3 In the Brush HUD, click the Feather button.
Click the Feather button.
4 Specify the diameter of the brush and its intensity using the Brush Size and Strength sliders and
value sliders.
5 Drag the brush over the edges of the previously applied brush strokes.