Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Five:
Now that we've painted over the scooter,
drag the Exposure slider over to the left
(to around -1.00), and watch how it dark-
ens the scooter. This is what I was talking
about earlier when I said that after you
paint, you can still choose how light (or
dark) you want the area you painted over.
It's pretty handy to be able to paint, and
then decide after the fact how you want
things to look.
TIP: Changing Brush Sizes
To change your brush size, you can use the
Left and Right Bracket keys
(they're to
the right of the letter P on your keyboard).
Pressing the Left Bracket key makes your
brush smaller; the Right Bracket key makes
it bigger.
Step Six:
Drag the Exposure slider back up to
where it brightens the scooter again.
One of the most powerful things about
the Adjustment Brush is that once you've
painted over an area (like you did with
the front of the scooter), you can add
other effects over that same area by just
dragging the other Effect sliders. For ex-
ample, so far you've brightened the front
of the scooter, but if you wanted it to be
more colorful too, you don't have to paint
again—just drag the Saturation slider to
the right. Want it sharper, as well? Drag
the Clarity and Sharpness sliders to the
right, and these effects stack right on top,
but only on the area you painted over
(the front of the scooter).
