Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure
- Opacity specifies the maximum amount of paint coverage applied by the Brush, PaintBrush, Pencil, Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp, History Brush, Art History Brush, Gradient, and Paint Bucket tools.
- Flow specifies how quickly paint is applied by the Brush tool. A low setting produces a lighter stroke.
- Strength specifies the strength of strokes applied by the Smudge, Blur, Sharpen, and Sponge tools.
- Exposure specifies the amount of exposure used by the Dodge and Burn tools.
You can specify opacity, flow, strength, or exposure for the following tools:
To specify opacity, flow, strength, or exposure:
Enter a value, or drag the slider for Opacity, Flow, Strength, or Exposure in the options bar.
Opacity, flow, strength, or exposure can range from 1% to 100%. For transparent paint or a weak effect, specify a low percentage value; for more opaque paint or a strong effect, specify a high value.
Press a number key to set a tool's opacity, flow, strength, or exposure in multiples of 10% (pressing 1 sets to 10%; pressing 0 sets to 100%).