ScanSoft KAI S PHOTO SOAP 2 User Manual page 52

Brush Controller
You can set the brush size, softness, and flow. The size specifies the amount of area
affected by a brush stroke. Softness specifies whether a stroke is hard edges, or feathered
to produce a soft stroke with fuzzy edges. Flow controls the amount of effect in a
cumulative manner. With a low flow setting, you can layer the amount of effect applied.
You can also set opacity which is a characteristic of the effect, not the brushes. Opacity
specifies the amount of the original image that shows through (or the transparency of the
image).
Setting the brush size.
To change the brush mode:
1 Choose Image menu > Effects, and select an effect.
2 Click the Brush to display the brush tools.
• Use the middle slider in the Brush Effects Painter to set the flow.
• Use the bottom slider to set the softness.
• Use the vertical slider in the Effects palette to set the global opacity.
• Press Tab to switch from brush to circle preview.
• Press Space to switch to the Pan tool.
• Press Alt to invert the current tool. For example, press Alt to turn the current
brush into an eraser.
Setting Brush Size
To set the brush size:
1 Choose Image menu > Effects, and select an effect.
2 Click the Brush to display the brush tools.
3 Use the top slider in the Brush Effect Painter to set the brush size.
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