This tool is very useful when you’re altering parts of an image near other parts that you don’t want to alter. Pulling left will move pixels down, and pulling right will move pixels up.į – Freeze Mask. Pulling the brush down will move pixels to the right. When using this tool, pulling the brush up will move pixels to the left. This tool does the opposite of the Pucker tool: it pulls the pixels beneath the brush in an outward motion. Pressing Option or Alt will instantly switch between the Pucker and Bloat tools.ī – Bloat. Imagine a mouth puckering after tasting something tart. This tool pushes all the pixels underneath the brush inward. If you want to reverse the twirl, simply hold down Option (Mac) or Alt (PC). If there are any distorted lines in your image, simply brush this tool over them to round them out.Ĭ – Twirl Clockwise. This tool helps smooth any rough edges or harsh lines after you’ve used other brushes in the Liquify filter. You can easily return pixels to their original state by brushing the Reconstruct tool over modified areas of an image.Į – Smooth.

This tool is essentially a paint-on eraser. Similar to brush pressure, a low brush rate will affect pixels much slower than a high brush rate. Brush rate controls the speed at which pixels are affected when a brush is used in a stationary position (for example, the Twirl tool).A low brush pressure will affect pixels at a much slower rate than a high brush pressure.

Brush pressure controls the speed at which pixels are affected by a brush when it is dragged across an image.

A higher density will affect more pixels within the brush (further out toward the edges), while a lower density will only affect pixels toward the middle of the brush. This is essentially the same as hardness and softness in typical Photoshop brushes. You can easily adjust the size of the brush using the (bracket) keys. We recommend starting with a larger brush than you think you need. You have four options for your brush tool: size, density, pressure, and rate. It pushes pixels around within the image in various ways depending on your brush settings. If you’re adjusting hair, clothing, faces, or bodies, you’ll likely be spending most of your time working with the Forward Warp tool. Let’s take a closer look at the 11 icons on the left in Advanced Mode.

Photoshop liquify filter