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envywithlove
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November 14, 2013
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Transparent Brush?

  • November 14, 2013
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Hello everyone,

I know that there is a feature in Photoshop cs6 which will change your brush into a tool that affects the opacity of the layer it is used on.

That is to say, if layer 1 was all blue and layer 2 was all green, using this brush tool on just one small spot on layer two would make that spot transparent, revealing the blue layer 1 underneath.

I would like to know - what is this tool called, and how may I access it?

Please do not confuse this with brush opacity, which is affecting the opacity of the image drawn by the brush. I am looking for a tool which affects the transparency of the layer it is draw onto. I am sure this feature exists, as my university tutor has used it, but I had forgotton how to access it.

Thank you in advance

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    Correct answer Semaphoric

    In the option bar, set the brush Mode to "Clear". You can also use the Brush option for the Eraser tool.

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    Semaphoric
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    SemaphoricCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 14, 2013

    In the option bar, set the brush Mode to "Clear". You can also use the Brush option for the Eraser tool.

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      architecturestudent
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      January 19, 2020

      I have an issue with my photoshop, my brush mixes colours of the thing i want to colour over and the colour i use and my erraser works half, it makes everything half transparant... Any advise?

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      Anonymous
      November 14, 2013

      Are you thinking of the eraser tool?

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