Nikon NX2 Selection Brush Tool, Well as the color, black, neutral, and white control points

Selection Brush Tool

The selection brush enables you to selectively paint in or paint out the enhancements found in the current step. You

can use the selection brush to selectively apply any enhancement found within the Adjust or Filter menus, as

well as the color, black, neutral, and white control points.

A Please note: If you start painting a selection without an enhancement active or in an empty new step, the selection display will automatically be set to overlay mode. While in overlay mode, the selection will be displayed as a semi-

transparent color superimposed on your image. After an enhancement is selected from the Adjust or Filter menus, the

selection display will automatically revert to “None”, ensuring

that you see only the selected enhancement applied where you painted with the selection brush.

To use the selection brush, follow these steps:

1Select an enhancement to be applied to your image either from the Adjust or the Filter menus.

2Click on the selection brush icon in the toolbar. Click on the (+) icon if you would like to apply the current enhancement only to the area you will paint, or click on the (–)icon if you would like to

apply the current enhancement to the entire image, except for where you paint.

A Please note: If you first click on the (+) icon, the base selection slider in the selection section of the current step in the Edit List palette will automatically move to 0% after the first paint stroke, enabling you to add the enhancement only to where you paint. You may at any point adjust the base selection slider and place it at a different value.

3In the tool options bar, adjust the Size, Brush Hardness, and Opacity of the brush.

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