Photoshop CS6 Help Needed
Dec 30, 2015 22:49:58 #
baygolf
Loc: DMV
Hi, some times when I use a brush, e.g., the Healing brush, it blends into the picture and I can not locate it. Or should I say place it over the area I want to correct. In this situation is there away to change the colour of the spot healing brush so I can see it?
Thanks
Thanks
Dec 30, 2015 22:56:47 #
Dec 30, 2015 23:13:54 #
Dec 30, 2015 23:14:28 #
It may need re-sizing, to enlarge it, so you can see it.
Trying tapping the keyboard character "]" (the right bracket). It changes the size of the brush to make it bigger.
Of course, the left bracket character -- "[" -- makes the brush size smaller.
Trying tapping the keyboard character "]" (the right bracket). It changes the size of the brush to make it bigger.
Of course, the left bracket character -- "[" -- makes the brush size smaller.
Dec 30, 2015 23:40:44 #
baygolf
Loc: DMV
tsilva wrote:
Is it because of the color of it, or the "size" of it?
It's the color, and if I change the size, I would be healing a lot more area than needs to be corrected.
Dec 30, 2015 23:55:14 #
Look in Preferences -- found at the bottom of the drop-down menu in Photoshop. Go to Cursors. There you will find options for changing the color of the cursor.
baygolf wrote:
It's the color, and if I change the size, I would be healing a lot more area than needs to be corrected.
Dec 31, 2015 00:03:26 #
anotherview wrote:
Look in Preferences -- found at the bottom of the drop-down menu in Photoshop. Go to Cursors. There you will find options for changing the color of the cursor.
You can try this but it appears to only make changes to the color of the brush preview, but not the color of the cursor.
are you sure you didn't toggle "precision" mode by having the caps lock key on? I don't see any way to change the color of the cursor itself.
Dec 31, 2015 08:05:26 #
One thing you can try - Choose your healing brush, then look up at the toolbar at the top of your work area. About 3rd icon from left looks like a folder with a stamp in the middle (hover your mouse over it, says 'Toggle the Clone Source panel'). Click on the icon, look in the bottom left of window that opens and locate checkbox labeled 'Show Overlay'. When this box is checked, the 'brush' will reflect whatever color you have chosen to clone on the image. The brush only takes on that color after you have ALT+clicked a spot on the image to use as your clone source. That should help your brush stand out from the area you are healing as long as the clone source is noticeably different from the area you are trying to fix.
Dec 31, 2015 11:39:33 #
Be sure you haven't pressed your "Caps Lock" key. Doing so will change ANY brush to a small "plus" sign, which can be much harder to see.
Dec 31, 2015 15:32:56 #
baygolf
Loc: DMV
JaiGieEse wrote:
Be sure you haven't pressed your "Caps Lock" key. Doing so will change ANY brush to a small "plus" sign, which can be much harder to see.
Thanks, but I did not have the caps lock on. It's just some times depending on colors in the picture the cursor blends in and I can not locate it.
Dec 31, 2015 21:36:24 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
I think it's in the preferences...
You can choose from several different possible brush displays... probably the same thing as using Caps Lock.... To either have the brush display as a circle or with a smaller cross hair. There's no way to have either show up in different colors though, that I'm aware of.
You also can set the healing and clone brushes to show a "preview" of whatever action it's set up to make. That usually works pretty well.
Otherwise I just often use "CTRL, +" to zoom in and better see the area I'm working on... then use "CTRL -" to back out again when done.
You can choose from several different possible brush displays... probably the same thing as using Caps Lock.... To either have the brush display as a circle or with a smaller cross hair. There's no way to have either show up in different colors though, that I'm aware of.
You also can set the healing and clone brushes to show a "preview" of whatever action it's set up to make. That usually works pretty well.
Otherwise I just often use "CTRL, +" to zoom in and better see the area I'm working on... then use "CTRL -" to back out again when done.
Jan 1, 2016 06:49:11 #
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