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Post by srmoment on Jul 26, 2015 19:31:47 GMT
...so I just tried this as it would be really handy to change my selection brush from hard to soft, but it did not work for me. When I used shift plus the right curly bracket I just got the brush to go in a straight line. I tried using it with my mouse activated, shift and }, but did not get the desired change. What am I doing wrong? [I'm a right hander, but use my mouse left handed......]
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 26, 2015 19:52:23 GMT
...so I just tried this as it would be really handy to change my selection brush from hard to soft, but it did not work for me. When I used shift plus the right curly bracket I just got the brush to go in a straight line. I tried using it with my mouse activated, shift and }, but did not get the desired change. What am I doing wrong? [I'm a right hander, but use my mouse left handed......] Pat,
You need to first adjust the brush hardness by pressing the Shift key while tapping the left or the right bracket -- [ ]. In effect, what you are doing is typing the curly brackets -- { }. Then, you begin painting.
This works the same way as if you went to Brush Settings and adjusted the Hardness slider. It is just a shortcut for this adjustment. As a matter of fact, whichever hardness adjustment you make with this shortcut will be reflected in the Brush settings.
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Post by Madame on Jul 27, 2015 7:45:03 GMT
Hi Pat, can this be of use for you? I can't use the bracket key, (because I don't have them on my Norwegian keyboard) so I use this instead. It's VERY easy.  No gymnastics involved. youtu.be/vG5QOzODCBs |
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Post by hmca on Jul 27, 2015 11:42:21 GMT
Great tip, Marianne! Look forward to trying that out!
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Post by Bayla on Jul 27, 2015 12:08:58 GMT
Thanks Marianne This is what I love about Photoshop/PSE - just when you think you've mastered everything, someone comes along with another useful tip! Bayla |
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Post by Madame on Jul 27, 2015 16:35:18 GMT
I'm glad to contribute. Hope you can use it. |
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 27, 2015 16:55:03 GMT
Thanks, Marianne! I have just learnt something new. Living and learning!
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Post by Madame on Jul 27, 2015 17:04:27 GMT
Sepiana.. I never, ever thought that I could teach you anything.. *blush.  |
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Post by estherf on Jul 27, 2015 19:24:23 GMT
Well thanks a bunch, I'll be using this tip often. Just this week I have been doing some post-processing where I have changed the brush often using the shortcut method. Since I had started following this thread, I thought I would check back to see if there was anything new under the sun. Glad I did. Never too old to learn.  |
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No gymnastics involved. 
