In CS use the "R" or "Shift-R" (depending on how you have your preferences set) key to toggle the Blur, Smudge, and Sharpen brushes.
Unlike unsharp mask, you can sharpen on a layer with the Sharpen Brush, and you can fine tune the degree of sharpening in several ways. It offers far more control than USM. Let me know if you need some help with it .... it's easy, but you may not be aware of all the adjustment possibilities it offers, especially if you've not used Photoshop Shel > familiar with the sharpening brush? Sharpening on layers? Both offer very > fine control. Experimenting with different approaches on a variety of > images will allow you to learn and know which method and technique is most > appropriate for a given image. > > Shel > ===== > Shel, can you tell me real quick where that sharpening brush is? I wasn't > aware it was there and I want to try it. It sounds cool. > > Actually, I am still using Elements 3, haven't really gotten into my > Photoshop CS yet -- and am pretty sure it's not in Elements. But thought I'd open up > PS today or tomorrow and look for the sharpening brush. > > Thanks. Marnie
