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Specifying the effect of stylus pressure


Photoshop Elements is compatible with most pressure-sensitive digitizing tablets such as the Wacom® tablets. With Control Panel software for your tablet installed, you can specify the type of effect that results when you vary stylus pressure.

These stylus pressure options affect the magnetic lasso, magnetic pen, pencil, paintbrush, airbrush, eraser, clone stamp, pattern stamp, impressionist brush, smudge, blur, sharpen, dodge, burn, and sponge tools.

To specify the effect of stylus pressure:

Click the Brush Dynamics button () in the options bar, and choose Stylus for each of the options you want to set:
  • Size to have increased pressure create a broader brush stroke.
  • Opacity/Pressure to have increased pressure make the paint more opaque or more intense.
  • Color if you want light pressure to paint with the background color, making a transition to the foreground color as the pressure increases. (This option is only available when using a tool that supports color.)

    • Note: If the highest pressure of your stylus does not reach 100%, contact your tablet vendor. This problem is caused by the driver software, not Photoshop Elements.

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