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dragantomas
dragantomas
Inspiring
March 12, 2020
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Soft round brush creating weird shape pattern by default

  • March 12, 2020
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Hi all,

 

I get this very weird looking shape pattern when using basic soft round brush in its default mode. I have tried as much as I was able to in order to fix this problem, like disabling all the brush tip shapes in the brush settings, but to no avail. 

Please have a look at the bellow screenshot to see what I mean.

Would someone know why is the brush showing this kind of the shape and how to bring it back to its normal default softness?

Thanks

 

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    Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

    Yes I have tried the same in 16bit and the problem is not there any more, correct. Thanks

     


    Though applying »Noise« for the Brush or »Add Noise« later on (even as a Linear Light-Pattern Layer) may also help mask the banding to some extent. 

    2 replies

    PECourtejoie
    PECourtejoie
    Braniac
    March 12, 2020

    Hello, what does the levels adjustment layer look like? It seems that there is a lot of tonal compression.

    What does the stroke look like without it?

      dragantomas
      dragantomasAuthor
      Inspiring
      March 21, 2020

       

      Hi all,

      first of all my appologies for my late reply, hadnt been getting email notifications for some reason regarding yoru replies here, so I thought there werent any, and then subsequently forgot about the post.

       

      When I use lower brush opacity on the soft brush (especially at 10%), and then start increasing brightness in levels (or any other tool that increases the brightness), the banding becomes more and more prominent. But if I use higher opacity number when using brush, the banding seems not to be there between 40 and 100% opacity (when inresing the brightness). 

       

      I have uploade another screenshot here.

       

       

      c.pfaffenbichler
      c.pfaffenbichler
      Braniac
      March 21, 2020

      The Adjustment appears to be so steep that it reveals the limitations of working in 8bit. 

      Please try the same in 16bit. 

      c.pfaffenbichler
      c.pfaffenbichler
      Braniac
      March 12, 2020

      Compliments on posting a screenshot right away! 

       

      But I am not sure what you are referring to exactly?

      The banding? That might be owed to the Layers above and might improve by painting in 16bit. 

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