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Smears the foreground color at the beginning of each stroke. If this option is deselected, the smudge
Finger Painting
tool uses the color under the pointer at the beginning of each stroke.
See also
"Understanding layers" on page 81
"About brush options" on page 231
To use the Eraser tool
The Eraser tool changes pixels in the image as you drag through them. If you're working on the Background layer or
on a layer with locked transparency, erased pixels change to the background color; otherwise, erased pixels become
transparent. Transparent pixels are indicated by the transparency grid.
Select the Eraser tool
1
tool or the Magic Eraser tool
Set options in the options bar as desired, and then drag through the area you want to erase.
2
You can specify any of the following Eraser tool options:
Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from
Brushes pop-up menu
the Brushes pop-up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.
Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box.
Size
Brush erases using characteristics of the brush tool—so you can make soft-edged erasures. Pencil makes hard-
Mode
edge erasures like the pencil. Block uses a hard-edged 16-pixel square as an eraser.
Defines the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to complete transparency on a layer
Opacity
and to the background color on the Background layer. A lower opacity erases pixels to partial transparency on a layer
and paints partially with the background color on the Background layer. (This option isn't available for block mode.)
See also
"About blending modes" on page 217
"About brush options" on page 231
To use the Magic Eraser tool
The Magic Eraser tool changes all similar pixels when you drag in a photo. If you're working in a layer with locked
transparency, the pixels change to the background color; otherwise, the pixels are erased to transparency. You can
choose to erase contiguous pixels only or all similar pixels on the current layer.
from the toolbox. (If you don't see it in the toolbox, select either the Background Eraser
, and then click the Eraser tool icon in the options bar.)
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