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Mark30Croton
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February 27, 2024
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Using the blur tool - no visible change

  • February 27, 2024
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Hopefully this isn't just me being dense.  
i have a photograph of a rock wall 

the image goes left to right. 
i want to blur half the wall

I select the blur tool and paint the area but nothing gets blurred. 
what am I doing wrong?

thanks 

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    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 27, 2024

    From what you have told us, the Blur tool might not be the best fit. The important thing is that you view the results at 100% zoom ratio.  The example below is a single pass at full strength showing before and after.

     

    Try ussing one of the blur filters, like Gaussian blur.

    If you need to blur a particular area, the Quick Mask can be a good choice for selecting it

    Hit Q, paint in the area, and hit Q again to exit QM

     

    A big advantage of using a filter blur rather than the blur tool, is that you can make the layer a Smart Object, and apply the blur nondestructively

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      Mark30CrotonAuthor
      Known Participant
      February 27, 2024

      I am missing something the gaussian blur tool for me is a white square where you have the image and the tool us just a small box

      Myra Ferguson
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      Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 27, 2024

      here is the file - I want to blur the left side - but the blur tool does nothing.

      My mistake with the blur filter was opening it in quick mode and it showed the white box

      In the filter tho I paint the rock and it turns light pink but the filter does. nothing for me

      I am sure it is my fault but I dont know why


      If you were in Quick Mask mode (Select > Edit in Quick Mask Mode or Q), then any adjustments you made onscreen would have affected the mask and not the image. After exiting Quick Mask mode (you can tell it's off when your layer is no longer highlighted in red in the Layers panel), then you should be able to add the blur either with the Blur tool or any of the Blur filters.

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