Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
Lesson 59 from: Adobe Photoshop: The Complete Guide BootcampBen Willmore
Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
Lesson 59 from: Adobe Photoshop: The Complete Guide BootcampBen Willmore
Lesson Info
59. Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
Lessons
Introduction To Adobe Photoshop
04:05 2Bridge vs. Lightroom
06:39 3Tour of Photoshop Interface
18:21 4Overview of Bridge Workspace
07:42 5Overview of Lightroom Workspace
11:21 6Lightroom Preferences - Saving Documents
08:19 7How To Use Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop 2020
05:10 8Overview of Basic Adjustment Sliders
13:09Developing Raw Images
30:33 10Editing with the Effects and HLS Tabs
09:12 11How to Save Images
03:37 12Using the Transform Tool
04:48 13Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop 2020
06:03 14Selection Tools
05:55 15Combining Selection Tools
07:37 16Using Automated Selection Tools
17:34 17Quick Mask Mode
05:07 18Select Menu Essentials
21:28 19Using Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020
13:00 20Align Active Layers
07:29 21Creating a New Layer
06:15 22Creating a Clipping Mask
03:02 23Using Effects on Layers
11:24 24Using Adjustment Layers
16:44 25Using the Shape Tool
04:39 26Create a Layer Mask Using the Selection Tool
04:39 27Masking Multiple Images Together
15:15 28Using Layer Masks to Remove People
10:50 29Using Layer Masks to Replace Sky
10:04 30Adding Texture to Images
09:11 31Layering to Create Realistic Depth
05:35 32Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020
05:29 33Optimizing Grayscale with Levels
10:59 34Adjusting Levels with a Histogram
03:37 35Understanding Curves
06:18 36Editing an Image Using Curves
18:41 37Editing with Shadows/Highlights Adjustment
07:19 38Dodge and Burn Using Quick Mask Mode
07:14 39Editing with Blending Modes
08:04 40Color Theory
05:59 41Curves for Color
16:52 42Hue and Saturation Adjustments
08:59 43Isolating Colors Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment
13:33 44Match Colors Using Numbers
16:59 45Adjusting Skin Tones
05:25 46Retouching Essentials In Adobe Camera Raw
10:52 47Retouching with the Spot Healing Brush
07:53 48Retouching with the Clone Stamp
06:51 49Retouching with the Healing Brush
04:34 50Retouching Using Multiple Retouching Tools
13:07 51Extending an Edge with Content Aware
03:42 52Clone Between Documents
13:19 53Crop Tool
10:07 54Frame Tool
02:59 55Eye Dropper and Color Sampler Tools
08:14 56Paint Brush Tools
13:33 57History Brush Tool
06:27 58Eraser and Gradient Tools
03:06 59Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
04:17 60Blur and Shape Tools
11:06 61Dissolve Mode
09:24 62Multiply Mode
15:29 63Screen Mode
14:08 64Hard Light Mode
14:54 65Hue, Saturation, and Color Modes
11:31 66Smart Filters
11:32 67High Pass Filter
13:40 68Blur Filter
05:59 69Filter Gallery
07:42 70Adaptive Wide Angle Filter
04:43 71Combing Filters and Features
04:45 72Select and Mask
20:04 73Manually Select and Mask
08:08 74Creating a Clean Background
21:19 75Changing the Background
13:34 76Smart Object Overview
08:37 77Nested Smart Objects
09:55 78Scale and Warp Smart Objects
09:08 79Replace Contents
06:55 80Raw Smart Objects
10:20 81Multiple Instances of a Smart Object
12:59 82Creating a Mockup Using Smart Objects
05:42 83Panoramas
13:15 84HDR
11:20 85Focus Stacking
04:02 86Time-lapse
11:18 87Light Painting Composite
08:05 88Remove Moire Patterns
06:11 89Remove Similar Objects At Once
09:52 90Remove Objects Across an Entire Image
05:46 91Replace a Repeating Pattern
06:50 92Clone from Multiple Areas Using the Clone Source Panel
10:27 93Remove an Object with a Complex Background
07:49 94Frequency Separation to Remove Staining and Blemishes
12:27 95Warping
11:03 96Liquify
14:02 97Puppet Warp
12:52 98Displacement Map
10:36 99Polar Coordinates
07:19 100Organize Your Layers
11:02 101Layer Styles: Bevel and Emboss
02:59 102Layer Style: Knockout Deep
12:34 103Blending Options: Blend if
13:18 104Blending Options: Colorize Black and White Image
06:27 105Layer Comps
08:30 106Black-Only Shadows
06:07 107Create a Content Aware Fill Action
08:46 108Create a Desaturate Edges Action
07:42 109Create an Antique Color Action
13:52 110Create a Contour Map Action
10:20 111Faux Sunset Action
07:20 112Photo Credit Action
05:54 113Create Sharable Actions
07:31 114Common Troubleshooting Issues Part 1
10:23 115Common Troubleshooting Issues Part 2
07:57 116Image Compatibility with Lightroom
03:29 117Scratch Disk Is Full
06:02 118Preview Thumbnail
02:10Lesson Info
Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
Now we should talk a little bit more about our brush because there's something I neglected to talk about. And that is a lot of people want to know the difference between opacity and flow. And so I'd like to show you the difference there. When I choose a brush and I start painting with it, it looks out both the A pass ity and the flow settings to determine how much you can see through my brush. And if they're both had 100%. When I click and drying like this in the very center of my brush, you will not be able to see through the middle at all. I'll choose undo. If I change the opacity setting, then you're gonna be able to see through my brush in. So if I bring that down, let's say I brought it down toe 20% or somewhere near there. Now, when I click and I drag, you can see that I'm only getting a hint of this color showing up, and then I can go back and forth and back and forth and notice if I go back and forth. I'm not getting multiple coats of paint. It's not like having a can of spray ...
paint where the more times you go across the Moor coach to get. But if I do, let go of the mouse button and I click again, which I just did, we get a second coat of paint and it doesn't matter how many times have pain across that. It's only two coats now. Let go again in Click and I get 1/3 coat of paint and I can let go click and get 1/4. But to build up the effect, I have to let go of the mouse button and click again. Many choose undo a few times to get back to what we had earlier. Now let's bring capacity all the way up to 100 instead bring flow down to around 20%. And let's try the same thing. I'm gonna click here and I'm gonna drag and then I'm not gonna let go of the mouse, and I'm gonna drag in Dragon and Greg across the same area multiple times. So flow means how much do I want in my first paint stroke across the area. But if I paint across it again, I'm going to get Maura and Mawr and Mawr, so you could think of adjusting flow. It's like using a can of spray paint where the more times you go across an area, the more coats you get, the difference being that if you go slower, you don't get mawr and faster getting less because you get that with a can of spray paint. But it's just counting the number of times you go across. Then you can use flow and opacity together. If you bring capacity down, let's say I have it at 50. In fact, if you use the number keys on your keyboard, you're going to be changing the opacity if you're in the paint brush. So if I take five, I get 50%. Type nine you get 90% were type two numbers very quickly. To get a precise value, like 32% you gotta type three to really fast. So if I set opacity to 50% and I set flow to, let's say, 20% how does that work? Well, in the end, it's going to be that opacity determines the maximum amount you can get without releasing your mouse button, so that means they'll never get more than 50%. Opacity flow means how much of that maximum? Um, I going to get on the first pass, so I'm gonna get 20% of 50. Then if I paint back and forth and back and forth and back and forth, it's gonna build up. But it's never going to get above whatever the opacity is set to. Unless I released the mouse button, and only then could it add more so flow and opacity can be nice. It's a matter of do you want it to build up a zoo pain across and across. If so, adjust flow, or do you want it to not build up? If you happen to overlap, your pain strokes and you have to release the mouse button in order, ADM. Or if that's what you're looking for, instead, be using capacity and some people will get fancy and use both. The number keys on your keyboard will change opacity when you're in the paint brush tool, and if you hold down the shift key when you use the numbers, it will change the flow. Typing zero brings it to
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Highly recommended if you want to take your Photoshop skills to the next level. Ben Willmore is clear, concise, and professional. He also has a good speaking voice that is not distracting but also keeps you engaged. Lastly, I would recommend that as you become more advanced, increasing the speed of the video (one of the options given on the menu)...especially if you've gone through the course once before and maybe want to watch it again. The double speed is very efficient as you become more advanced in Photoshop. Thanks for the help Ben!
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