Local adjustments and clarity tool

[NNN635766906867029431]

Dear folks,

I'm currently struggling with the clarity tool in local adjustments. Whenever I'm having a new layer for skin retouching and I brush a mask in combination with the clarity tool - I don't see any effects (softening the skin).

Am I doing something wrong, or is it not possible to use this tool in local adjustments and on a new layer ?

Regards

=)

[John Doe]

Check that you use the Clarity tool for local adjustments (the one with the small brush to the right of its name) and not the global Clarity tool.

[ben_US]

If it isn't a Local Adjustment tool, you can make it one via the ellipse (...) dropdown menu, then select Adjust Selected Layer

[John Doe]

I learned something tonight, thanks ben_US!

[NNN635766906867029431]

Thank you very much - it worked.

But I can't change the method, it is greyed out and stays "natural".

Is that normal, too ?

[John Doe]

What is the processing engine used for your picture (in the Base Characteristics tool)?

[Ian3]

Thank you very much - it worked.

But I can't change the method, it is greyed out and stays "natural".

Is that normal, too ?

You can't have a different clarity method on a local adjustment from the one used for the image as a whole. So if you want to use say "Punch" as the clarity method you have to set that as the method for the image as a whole while you are on the Background layer. Then when you switch to your adjustment layer it should show the method you have chosen (but still greyed out).

Ian

[NNN635766906867029431]

Thanks a lot for your support - it helped and now I'm understanding the tool a bit more =)