

In Capture One 21 (14.0.0) and earlier versions, you can also adjust the Size and Hardness parameters in the Brush Settings panel. Alt + right-click and drag vertically (up/down) on Windows.Ctrl + Opt + left-click and then drag vertically (up/down) on Mac.Alt + right-click and drag horizontally (left/right) on Windows.Ctrl + Opt + left-click and drag horizontally (left/right) on Mac.Starting from Capture One 21 (14.0.0), hold down the corresponding modifier key(s) and click-drag to adjust the Size and Hardness parameters of the Brush easier and faster. Select the Brush by clicking on the Draw Mask icon in the Layers tool or from the Cursor toolbar.Ģ. The Brush and Erase settings may be linked and synchronized so that one stroke erases the other using the same Size and Hardness values.ġ. You can switch quickly between the Brush and Erase tools by using the keyboard shortcuts B and E respectively. This is the maximum hardness that can be applied. When a hard edge is required without any feathering, select a value of 100 (%). Drag the slider to the left (towards 0) to increase feathering or to the right to decrease the effect. The default setting for Hardness is 50 (Mac) and 80 (Windows).

The Hardness slider controls the feathering of the brush edge - the amount is displayed on-screen between the size of the outer and inner rings of the brush or the eraser cursor. The default setting for Size is 100 (Mac) and 50 (Windows). A label with the current size and hardness appears too as a bonus.The Size slider naturally adjusts the size of the brush stroke. Move the mouse sideways to left and right to change the brush size and up or down to change the hardness. On Windows you use Control and Alt but use the right button of the mouse. The brush temporarily turns red and you see the brush size as a thin black circle. In my opinion the far best way to control the brush size however is to hold down the Control and Alt keys on the mac and push down the mouse button. Users using “foreign” keyboards will have to change their keyboard shortcuts to adapt these shortcuts. The size change is in 10 pixel increments which in most cases is exact enough. On the English keyboard it are the bracket keys which take care of the size and the curly brackets change the hardness, that is, use the bracket keys and add the Shift key to the combination. Then we can utilize the keyboard shortcuts which is far more responsive and quicker. Then we have the same palette when we right-click on the screen when the Brush tool is selected. We have the button in the Control Bar which I feel a little bit cumbersome to use. There are not so many ways to resize the brushes or the hardness of the brushes in Photoshop.
