Painting using mask

[arkansasbowhunter]

I have a question for you guys/gals. When I paint using a black mask and white brush, what is the size of your picture (i.e zoomed to 100% or larger). I use a soft brush but it kinda splatters the white paint and I cannot achieve the precise individual pixel painting I desire b/c of the splatter. If I am at 100% zoom I don't see the splatter though. What and how do you paint? I hope I made sense LOL.

[PixelMagic]

It depends on the size of the image but I usually paint at least at 100%. For some images I'll even zoom to 600 percent (most of those are when making channel masks).

The brush should not spatter; if it does you probably have the Airbrush tool turned on or you need to make adjustment in the Brushes palette after selecting a brush.

Do you use a mouse to paint?

[arkansasbowhunter]

yes I use a mouse to paint. I learned the mask method from you fedka, thanks. However, my brush splatters and I have no fine control over it.

[ssim]

I quite often make changes in the brush palette as Fedka has outlined. The best thing that I could suggest to you is to open this and then simply try changing some of the options until you get what you are looking for. If you are getting alot of stray paint strokes that you feel are not where you are painting it could be that you need to adjust the scattering in this window. Zooming in will have no effect on the brush itself other than you can see the effects more clearly. If I am doing a fine detail masking, I will quite often be zoomed in way beyond 100%

[arkansasbowhunter]

thanks for the help. I think I got er figured out now. Part of the problem was that the brush was set to disolve which was a major contributor to the spatter stroke. I changed it to normal or lighten and it was all the difference in the world. a nice smooth brush. Didn't find that anywhere in the books I have been reading. Do you keep your brush set at normal? Thanks again for the fast replies and help.

[René Damkot]

Part of the problem was that the brush was set to disolve
Yes, that helps ;)
Keep the brush at normal for masking. At least for starters.
"Dissolve" gives a "splattery" pattern by nature. Worse if the Opacity or flow is less then 100%.

[tim]

I find painting using a mask a pain in the butt. They obscure my vision and make breathing more difficult. It does have the advantage of allowing me to remain anonymous.

[Damo77]

I find painting using a mask a pain in the butt. They obscure my vision and make breathing more difficult. It does have the advantage of allowing me to remain anonymous.

LOL!

I have a question for you guys/gals. When I paint using a black mask and white brush, what is the size of your picture (i.e zoomed to 100% or larger).

For precise stuff, I paint with a 6 pixel brush (hardness 0%) while zoomed at 400%.