Blur or sharpen soft areas
Use the Blur Tool to blur image areas or the Sharpen Tool to sharpen soft image areas. The more you paint over an area with these tools, the blurrier it becomes or the more the sharpening effect increases.
1. Select the Blur or Sharpen tool in the Tools palette.
2. In the Tool Options bar:
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**A** - Click the Action pop-up menu to choose to show or hide the Brushes palette.
**B** - Click the Show Brushes button, and choose Brush presets from the Brushes palette.
**C** - Use the Strength slider to set the Blur or Sharpen effect strength in the Tool Options bar.
3. Drag over the part of the image to blur or sharpen.
**Tip:** Use the #article:"125":"text":"Gaussian Blur Filter"# (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) to blur the layer or selection. There are more special blur filters, such as motion, zoom or box blur effects, available in the Filter > Blur menu.
> Use the #article:"126":"text":"Sharpen Luminance or Unsharp Mask Filters"# (Filter > Sharpen) to sharpen the layers or selections.
- Select the Blur or Sharpen tool in the Tools palette.
In the Tool Options bar:
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A - Click the Action pop-up menu to choose to show or hide the Brushes palette.
B - Click the Show Brushes button, and choose Brush presets from the Brushes palette.
C - Use the Strength slider to set the Blur or Sharpen effect strength in the Tool Options bar.
Drag over the part of the image to blur or sharpen.
Tip: Use the Gaussian Blur Filter (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) to blur the layer or selection. There are more special blur filters, such as motion, zoom or box blur effects, available in the Filter > Blur menu.
Use the Sharpen Luminance or Unsharp Mask Filters (Filter > Sharpen) to sharpen the layers or selections.
SEE ALSO
About Pixelmator filters and special effects
Blur images
Sharpen edges