Using the eraser tool

The eraser tool changes pixels in the image as you drag through them. If you're working in the background or in a layer with transparency locked, the pixels change to the background color; otherwise, the pixels are erased to transparency.

To use the eraser tool:

1 Select the eraser tool ().

2 Choose a brush size from the pop-up palette in the options bar. To learn more about using pop-up palettes, see Using pop-up palettes.

If a brush is too large to fit in the palette, it appears as a smaller brush with a number indicating the actual diameter in pixels.

3 Choose the tool Mode you want to use as an eraser--paintbrush, airbrush, pencil, or block.

4 Specify an opacity to define the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to complete transparency. A lower opacity erases pixels to partial transparency. (This option is not available for block mode.)

5 If you're using the paintbrush eraser, select Wet Edges to erase with a watercolor effect. When this is selected, the erased effect builds up along the edges of the brush stroke.

6 Specify the rate at which a brush stroke fades dynamically. (See Specifying a paint fade-out rate.)

7 Drag through the area you want to erase.

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