Feature Improvement | Selection Brush | Size Adjustment Sensitivity

The brush size adjustments are too sensitive to change with large unused scale, finding the sliders in all screens (Sharpening and Opacity) are difficult to find and too sensitive. Give us more control of the tools, please!

Hi there,

​Using a Wacom pen, adjusting the sliders to precise increments and painting masks feels very fluid. Having said that, I completely appreciate how twitchy the slider adjustments can feel when using a mouse, and I agree hopefully Topaz refines these controls to be more intuitive in a future update!

​In the meantime, here are a few workarounds and shortcuts that work for both Windows and Macs that should help give you much finer control:

  • ​Numerical Inputs: Click into any number box directly. You can type an exact value, or use the Up / Down Arrow keys to adjust the value one digit at a time.
  • ​Brush Sizing ([ / ]): Use the square bracket keys on your keyboard ([ to decrease, ] to increase) so you don’t have to touch the brush slider while painting.
  • ​Mask Mode Toggle (X): Pressing X while masking quickly toggles between Add (+) and Subtract (-) modes.
  • ​Pan / Navigation (Spacebar): Hold down the Spacebar to temporarily switch to the hand tool and pan around your image.

​Hope these help make the workflow a bit smoother for you and don’t forget you can vote for your own suggestion.