# Photo Roadmap Update (Dec 2022) **URL:** \ **Category:** Roadmap\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/photo-roadmap-update-dec-2022/37330 "2022-12-01T22:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 39
**Author:** ![Fotomaker](https://community.topazlabs.com/user_avatar/community.topazlabs.com/fotomaker/32/23659_2.png) [@Fotomaker](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/Fotomaker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/photo-roadmap-update-dec-2022/37330/39 "2022-12-12T07:45:29Z")
The **“AI Masking Brush”** is still not what a number of us are content with in PAI. The **features we’ve been expressing a desire for** include: - **“Brush” tip** (circle and ideally square) that enlarges or gets smaller to help us see not only the area of contact but also the diffusion area around that point of contact. - A masking “Brush” that **can be painted with like a real brush - ie, it lays down a selectable color overlay in smooth strokes only where we paint** (not the free-form, snaking manner the AI Brush operates) - this is key b/c sometimes we don’t want a brush that goes on a search & fill mission and we want to control where a mask is laid down - An **Edge-Aware option for the brush** (On/Off switch that is sticky and stays in the position the user last operated it) - Studio’s edge aware masking facility was always right on the money - **Hardness/Softness settings** for the Masking Brush - Easy-to-use **keyboard hotkey (like ALT/OPTION)** for switching b/wn Add & Subtract (not requiring going to a button for either of those functions) Those are vital (at least initial) features for a masking brush - of course, it’s also important for the painted in mask to be accurately inverted if desired. Thx. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/photo-roadmap-update-dec-2022/37330)._