Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, Preferences

Adustment Brush

This is a continuation of  seven articles on Photoshop CS4, Adobe Camera Raw.

White Balance, Targeted Adjustment, Crop, Straighten, Spot and Red Eye Removal
Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, Preferences        The Histogram, Basic Adjustments
Curves, Sharpening, Noise Reduction        Grayscale, Black And White, Split Toning
Lens Corrections, Camera Calibration    Examples Of Usage

Adjustment Brush – The Adjustment Brush Tool is used to paint over an area you wish to change in the image. The brush has options for :

  • Size
  • Feather
  • Flow
  • Density

It also has check boxes for Auto Masking and for Showing the Mask.

Adustment Brush

The brush has various setting as follows from the sidebar. This is a selective tool for use in specific areas of the image. Various options are available in the sidebar as follows:

  • Exposure
  • Brightness
  • Contrast
  • Saturation
  • Clarity
  • Sharpness
  • Color Overlay
  • Auto Mask, limits the brush stroke to an area of similar color and tone

Graduated Filter – The Graduated Filter is used to make localised changes to the image. The filter is selected then dragged and dropped, then various options can be selected to change the image.

Preferences – Using the Preferences Box we can determine how Adobe Camera Raw will open various files. An example is to automatically open all JPEG,s and not just Raw files. This also applies to TIFF files.

 

Rotate Counter Clockwise

– This option rotates the image 90 degrees counter clockwise. 

Rotate Clockwise – This option rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise.

Preview – The Preview option shaws the resulting image compared to the original image.

Fullscreen – The Full Screen option increases the window to full screen.

This article is continued in seven parts as follows.

White Balance, Targeted Adjustment, Crop, Straighten, Spot and Red Eye Removal
Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, Preferences        The Histogram, Basic Adjustments
Curves, Sharpening, Noise Reduction        Grayscale, Black And White, Split Toning
Lens Corrections, Camera Calibration    Examples Of Usage