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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f6a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Liquify tool options</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>Several tools in the Liquify dialog
box distort the brush area when you hold down the mouse button or
drag. The distortion is concentrated at the center of the brush
area, and the effect intensifies as you hold down the mouse button
or repeatedly drag over an area.</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Forward Warp
tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Warp_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Pushes pixels forward as you&#160;drag.<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />Shift-click
with the Warp tool, the Push Left tool, or the Mirror tool to create
the effect of dragging in a straight line from the previous point
you clicked.</div></dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Reconstruct tool</dt>
<dd>Reverses the distortion you’ve already added, as you hold down
the mouse button and drag. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Twirl Clockwise tool&#160;<img src="images/P_TwirlCW_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Rotates pixels clockwise as you hold down the mouse button
or drag. To twirl pixels counterclockwise, hold down Alt (Windows)
or Option (Mac&#160;OS) as you hold down the mouse button or
drag.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Pucker tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Pucker_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Moves pixels toward the center of the brush area as you hold down
the mouse button or drag. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Bloat tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Bloat_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Moves pixels away from the center of
the brush area as you hold down the mouse button or drag.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Push Left tool&#160;<img src="images/P_ShiftPixels_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Moves pixels to the left when you drag the tool straight
up (pixels move to the right if you drag down). You can also drag
clockwise around an object to increase its size, or drag counterclockwise
to decrease its size. To push pixels right when you drag straight
up (or to move pixels left when you drag down), hold down Alt (Windows)
or Option (Mac&#160;OS) as you drag.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Mirror tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Reflect_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Copies pixels to the brush area. Drag to mirror the area
perpendicular to the direction of the stroke (to the left of the
stroke). Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac&#160;OS) to
mirror the area in the direction opposite to that of the stroke
(for example, the&#160;area above a downward stroke). Usually,
Alt‑dragging or Option-dragging gives better results when you have
frozen the area you want to reflect. Use overlapping strokes to
create an effect similar to a reflection in water.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Turbulence tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Turbulence_Lg_N.png" /></dt>
<dd>Smoothly scrambles pixels. It is useful for creating fire, clouds,
waves, and similar effects.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f6a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75f6a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Liquify tool options</h3><div><div class="section"><p>In the tool options area of the dialog
box, set the following options:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Brush Size</dt>
<dd>Sets the width of the brush you’ll use to distort the image.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Brush Pressure</dt>
<dd>Sets the speed at which distortions are made when you drag
a tool in the preview image. Using a low brush pressure makes changes
occur more slowly, so it’s easier to stop them at exactly the right
moment.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Brush Rate</dt>
<dd>Sets the speed at which distortions are applied when you
keep a tool (such as the Twirl tool) stationary in the preview image.
The higher the setting, the greater the speed at which distortions
are applied.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Brush Density</dt>
<dd>Controls how a brush feathers at the edge. An effect is strongest in
the center of the brush and lighter at the edge.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Turbulent Jitter</dt>
<dd>Control how tightly the Turbulence tool scrambles pixels.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Reconstruct Mode</dt>
<dd>Used for the Reconstruct tool, the mode you choose determines
how the tool reconstructs an area of the preview image. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Stylus Pressure</dt>
<dd>Uses pressure readings from a stylus tablet. (This&#160;option
is available only when you are working with a stylus tablet.) When
selected, the brush pressure for the tools is the stylus pressure
multiplied by the Brush Pressure value.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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