Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Presets
. Click this thumbnail image for a panel of all the possible Smart Brush adjust-
ments, grouped into categories.
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Selection brushes
. These three brush icons let you tell Elements how you want to adjust
your selection:
— —Click the top brush icon to add the same effect elsewhere in your photo. (Just click-
ing someplace else with the brush does the same thing. Be careful, though: The Smart
Brush may think that the new area is a continuation of your previous selection, so it may
combine the two. If that happens, try using a smaller brush.)
— —Click the middle brush icon to put the Smart Brush in add-to-selection mode (the
brush enters this mode automatically even if you don't click this icon).
— —Did the Smart Brush take in more area than you wanted? Click the bottom brush
icon before brushing away what you don't want, or just Alt-drag/Option-drag.
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Size
. If you have trouble getting a good selection, then try adjusting the size of your
brush.
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Brush Settings
. Click this button to change the brush's size, hardness, spacing, angle, or
roundness. If you have a graphics tablet, the Size setting in this panel gives you a couple
of ways to control brush size on the fly.
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Inverse
. If you want to apply the adjustment to the area you
didn't
select with the Smart
Brush, then turn on this checkbox.
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Refine Edge
. Click this button if you want to make the edges of your effect sleeker, or to
extract the area you've edited for use elsewhere.
Refining Selection Edges
has details.
TIP
If you like the
idea
of the Smart Brush but never seem to find exactly the adjustments you
want, or if you always want to change the settings you apply, then you can create your
own presets, as described in the box on
Making Smart Brush Presets
.
