Make a teardrop using the smudge tool in Photoshop:

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December 13, 2022
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I can make a circular spot on a black background with a brush. I have seen on a video a teardrop shape made by dragging across the spot with the smudge tool. The resultant teardrop is symmetrical, like a triangle. When I try this I get just a white smudge. Any ideas on how to make the smudge tool make a teardrop using this technique?

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Trevor.Dennis

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I have seen Steve Caplin make a convincing explosion effect using the Smudge tool, but like Chuck suggested, the object he is dragging out is on its own layer. OK, I have found a video. There is also a useful tip using Fade in a creative way. Definitely worth two minutes of anyone's time.

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Jerry27230493vl82Author

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Dennis:

Thank you for your response to my smudge tool question. I would like to watch the video you mentioned but apparently the link you attached is not active. Could you resend it?

Thanks

Jerry

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Chuck Uebele

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If you're getting white, I would put the black spot on a separate layer, and make sure the smudge brush is set to current layer, if it has that option.

kglad

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