EDITING WITH THE ADJUSTMENT BRUSH
5 On the options bar at the bottom of the screen you can
see a check-box labelled Show Selected Mask Overlay.
This toggles the red Mask tint on or off. The Mask tint can be
useful when making subtle adjustments, since it clearly and
unambiguously shows where the effect is present on the image.
If you feel this would help click the box.
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Now you’re ready to start painting on the image with the
Adjustment Brush. Select brush A, and begin painting
in broad strokes over the area that you want to adjust. If you
checked the box in the previous step, you see immediately that
you’re painting with the red Mask tint. Uncheck the box to see
the progress of the effect.
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If you make a mistake while painting, you can
immediately undo your last stroke by using the History
panel to go back a step, or you can rub out the mistake with
the Erase brush. In the brush options panel click on Erase and
set it to a small size with minimal feather. You can now use this
brush to “un-paint” the offending areas.7 Keep painting until you’ve covered almost the entire
foreground seating area and promenade. Don’t worry if
you go a bit too far in some places, you can tidy up the rough
edges in a moment. Don’t worry about anything beyond the
wall. Those areas are well-exposed anyway.
10 Once you’re satisfied that you’ve applied the Adjustment
Brush to every area that needs it, un-check the Show
Selected Mask Overlay box to see the finished result. You can
edit the brush mask at any time, including altering the slider
settings, by clicking on the Edit Pin, or add more brushes to
adjust other areas.8 Next, we need to fill in the fine details and hard edges
along the roof. Switch to brush B, which we set up earlier
to be smaller and with a harder edge. With this brush you
can carefully paint over the hard edges of the under-exposed
area. It’s a bit tedious and requires a steady hand but your
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