meris Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 When I paint in PS CC, with wacom tablet, I don't seem to get a smooth gradient. Rather you can kinda see steps as I changed pressure. This is with a brush with hardness=0. If I paint over an area a few times, it becomes very apparent it's not natural. What settings should I check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Oh gee, turn the pressure nonsense off. If you insist on having it turned on, you'll need to go to the Brush panel (accessed via the Window menu) and play with the spacing, the smoothing, and (I think) the shape dynamics. But seriously, turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I've deleted your other thread, because it is likely related to this one. Did you turn the pressure nonsense off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Yes. I found if I put spacing 1% it seems kinda OK, but with hardness 0 I can still see bands. Look at this just 1 click. You can see the rings right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Are you saying it doesn't do that if you apply exactly the same 1 click using your mouse? The rings, I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Yes, seems mouse & tablet are the same in this case 1 click gets rings Drawing a line gets bands like you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Great! This is very normal. Nothing to worry about. 8 minutes ago, meris said: Drawing a line gets bands like you see. Wait, can you show me this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 This one's a mouse, but the tablet looks the same too. It's pretty apparent isn't it? More than my halo problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Don't you understand? This is perfectly normal. This is why you must never paint to try to fix backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 OK, then 2 questions 1) When should I use the paint tools? 2) what's the best way to make an oddly shaped shadow that's not round? I was going to use a D&B layer and paint on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1) For painting directly onto a layer? Almost never. Painting is for masks. 2) Avoid doing so if possible, or if unavoidable, use multiple radial gradients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meris Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 There's no way to make a radial elliptical is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I'm not aware of one, no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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