PhotoShop CS2 masking/brush issue

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

06/28/2010 10:13:20 PM · #1

Cowtownmom is working on a pic with CS2 on her Mac and trying to do some masking. The problem is that the soft edged brush is leaving a stippled or splattered appearance around the edge of the mask brush, rather than a smooth fade that results in a natural appearance. Since I'm a PaintShop Pro user, I am not sure what she is not doing right. When I do a similar thing in PSP, I get a brush with a nice smooth fade to it. Anyone know what she needs to select too have this look smooth?

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

06/28/2010 10:32:17 PM · #2

You need to adjust opacity and flow both. At less than 100% flow, the longer you pause the denser the mark. Be sure also it's a normal brush she has selected, some of them are actually splatter brushes.

R.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

06/28/2010 11:14:37 PM · #3

.. Is she trying to create (in effect) a selection of just a part of the image?

If so, then I suggest trying Topaz Re-Mask.. It makes masking a breeze..

Message edited by author 2010-06-28 23:15:51.

06/29/2010 01:03:49 AM · #4

She's just trying to use it to erase through a layer in order to adjust a sky and foreground separately. She eventually gave up and did it on my "inferior" Windows 7 PC with PaintShop Pro. I told her to look at your responses and see if she understands what to do from it.

I have a difficult time knowing what to tell her to do in an application I am not intimately familiar with. But I know there is some setting or adjustment that is not right.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

06/29/2010 01:06:43 AM · #5

Originally posted by coryboehne:

If so, then I suggest trying Topaz Re-Mask.. It makes masking a breeze..

I may try it at some point, but we have already determined that the Topaz products will not work on her G4 Mac mini. Also, this is an issue with basic functionality.

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

06/29/2010 01:41:12 AM · #6

Try looking at what brush she is using!!!!