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Smudge Tool

Explorer ,
Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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Hi guys, I'm brand new to photoshop, and I'm trying to do this online class to learn how to do digital painting but my smudge tool is not working, Does anyone have any tips? I really need this to work, thank you!

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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»Does anyone have any tips?«

When you post a question about some particular Tool/operation not working as expected post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible. 

We don’t see your screen, so we don’t know the Tools’s settings, which Layers are selected, etc. 

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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You're right I forgot, here's the screen recording. Hopefully you can help me. Please?

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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Thank you, but Layers Panel is not visible. 

 

Are you trying to smudge on a blank Layer? 

The »Sample All Layers« would need to be checked in the Options Bar. 

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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What is the Layers Panel? Could you show me how to check those off?

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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Window > Layers 

Screenshot 2021-12-06 at 18.13.31.pngexpand image

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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My Sample all layers box is off.

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Dec 06, 2021 Dec 06, 2021

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Ok so now I see my smudge tool is working, but there's a lot of lag on my laptop, do you know how I can fix it?

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I'm assuming you got it working by turning on sample all layers. What are you laptop specs? How much RAM do you have? The smudge tool is processor intensive and will be slow if you don't have enough power. 

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Please post the requested screenshot; so far we still don’t know on which Layer you are Smudging. 

 

As for performance @melissapiccone  already posed relevant questions.  

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Dec 07, 2021 Dec 07, 2021

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It's not going to do much at 17%.  I like to use at least 50%

image.pngexpand image

The preset makes a difference as well.  Right click inside the document window to see what preset you are using.

The smudge tool uses a lot of system resources and it looks like you are using quite large brush.  Depending on what hardwear you are using, you might be seeing some lag.  In fact you might be seeing a LOT of lag.

 

 

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