Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Brush Hardness, Windows or Option key Macintosh

4Click and draw within the active image window to add or remove the effect, depending on if you selected the (+) or (–)icon.

5At any point, switch to the opposite mode by clicking on either (+) or (–)to add to or remove from the selection drawn. You can temporarily switch to the opposite mode by holding down the Alt key

(Windows) or Option key (Macintosh).

6To delete a selection created by the selection brush tool, click on the delete button found in the current step’s selection information section next to the “Paint & Fill Mask” section. Alternatively,

ensure that the image window is active by clicking on the image window’s title bar and press the delete key.

The selection brush provides you with the following options in the tool options bar:

Brush Hardness

Changing the Brush Hardness option affects the shape of the brush, ranging from a soft-edged brush to a hard-edged brush.

Shortcut

Decrease brush hardness: Shift + [

Increase brush hardness: Shift + ]

114Chapter 13 — The Toolbar Selection Brush Tool