Smudging part of an image
You can smudge the colors in the active layer in an image by using the Smudge tool.
To smudge the colors in an image
- If the image contains multiple layers, select the layer in the Layers panel that contains the colors you want to smudge.
- Select the Smudge tool
or press the shortcut key K.
- Do one of the following:
- To smudge freehand, drag across the colors.
- To smudge in a straight line between a starting point and an ending point, click on the first point, move the pointer to the second point, press Shift, and then click.
To change options for the Smudge tool after selecting it
- In the tool options bar under the menu bar, change the options as needed:
- Brush: Select the type of brush tip to use to smudge.
- Radius: Change the width of the brush tip by using the slider or entering a value between 1 and 100 in the associated text box.
- Strength: Change the length of smudges by using the slider or entering a value between 1 and 100 in the associated text box. Small values make smudges short, and large values make them long.
- Finger Painting: Select to enable finger painting with smudges. This allows you to drag anywhere in a layer and create smudges using the Foreground Color. Clear this check box to smudge only the existing colors in a layer.
- Lazy Mouse: Select to access and then change the Lazy Mouse settings, which are used to control the way in which a smudge lags behind the pointer as you make a smudge. You can use this, for example, to see exactly where a smudge ends and not have your view of the ending obstructed by the pointer.