Adobe photoshop elements Manuel D’Utilisation
CHAPTER 7
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Painting and Drawing
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Set additional options:
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For the paintbrush tool, select Wet Edges to
paint with a watercolor effect. The paint builds up
along the edges of the brush stroke.
along the edges of the brush stroke.
•
For the pencil tool, select Auto Erase to paint the
background color over areas containing the
foreground color.
foreground color.
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Specify the rate at which a brush stroke fades
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Drag in the image to paint.
To draw a straight line with one of the painting
tools, click a starting point in the image. Then
tools, click a starting point in the image. Then
hold down Shift, and click an ending point.
Erasing
The eraser and magic eraser tools let you erase
areas of an image to transparency or to the
background color. The background eraser tool lets
you erase to transparency on a layer.
areas of an image to transparency or to the
background color. The background eraser tool lets
you erase to transparency on a layer.
You can also use the Auto Erase option with the
pencil tool to erase the foreground color to the
background color as you paint, unless the area
does not contain the foreground color. In that case
the area is painted with the foreground color.
pencil tool to erase the foreground color to the
background color as you paint, unless the area
does not contain the foreground color. In that case
the area is painted with the foreground color.
Using the eraser tool
The eraser tool changes pixels in the image as you
drag through them. If you’re working in the
background or in a layer with transparency locked,
the pixels change to the background color;
otherwise, the pixels are erased to transparency.
drag through them. If you’re working in the
background or in a layer with transparency locked,
the pixels change to the background color;
otherwise, the pixels are erased to transparency.
To use the eraser tool:
1
Select the eraser tool ( ).
2
Choose a brush size from the pop-up palette in
the options bar. To learn more about using pop-up
palettes, see “Using pop-up palettes” on page 35.
palettes, see “Using pop-up palettes” on page 35.
If a brush is too large to fit in the palette, it appears
as a smaller brush with a number indicating the
actual diameter in pixels.
as a smaller brush with a number indicating the
actual diameter in pixels.
3
Choose the tool Mode you want to use as an
eraser—paintbrush, airbrush, pencil, or block.
4
Specify an opacity to define the strength of the
erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to
complete transparency. A lower opacity erases
pixels to partial transparency. (This option is not
available for block mode.)
complete transparency. A lower opacity erases
pixels to partial transparency. (This option is not
available for block mode.)
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If you’re using the paintbrush eraser, select Wet
Edges to erase with a watercolor effect. When this
is selected, the erased effect builds up along the
edges of the brush stroke.
is selected, the erased effect builds up along the
edges of the brush stroke.
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Specify the rate at which a brush stroke fades
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Drag through the area you want to erase.
Using the magic eraser tool
When you click in a layer with the magic eraser
tool, the tool automatically changes all similar
adjacent pixels. If you’re working in the
background, or in a layer with locked trans-
tool, the tool automatically changes all similar
adjacent pixels. If you’re working in the
background, or in a layer with locked trans-