Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 173

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 168 User Guide 9 Drag in the image to replace the targeted color. See also "To adjust the color of skin tone" on page 138 To sharpen areas of an image The Sharpen tool focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus. Over-sharpening a photo gives it a grainy look. You can avoid over-sharpening by setting a lower Strength value in the options bar. It's best to make the sharpening subtle and increase it as necessary by dragging over the area several times, building up the sharpness each time. Original image (top), two faces sharpened correctly (bottom left), and two faces oversharpened (bottom right) 1 Select the Sharpen tool . 2 Set options in the options bar: Brushes pop-up menu Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes menu, and then select a brush thumbnail. Size Sets the size of the brush, in pixels. Drag the Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box. Mode Determines how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image. Strength Specifies the amount of sharpening that occurs with each stroke. Sample All Layers Sharpens all visible layers. If this is deselected, the tool sharpens only the active layer. 3 Drag over the part of the image you want to sharpen. See also "Sharpen and Sharpen More" on page 208 "Sharpen Edges" on page 208 "Unsharp Mask" on page 208 "About patterns" on page 237