Art History Brush help please

DC
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d_cole
Jan 15, 2009
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From what I have read I think that I should be able to use as a source for the Art History brush any snapshot I have taken of an earlier layer. But when I tick the left hand box (ie put the Art History icon there)to make a snapshot active and then put the mouse cursor over the top layer of the image, I get an error message saying "Could not use the art history brush because the history state lacks a corresponding layer". But I can paint into it (the top layer) using the original image (with the art history brush icon next to it). In other words, I cannot use the art history brush with any snapshot as source.

What I am trying to do is have available two or three layers with different retouching treatments of the same image as snapshots so that I can paint them in to a new blank, but color filled, top layer. So, I want to have for example, a layer with little detail, another with lots of detail and another with increased color saturation and be able to add these by art histor brush into the blank top layer (which is filled with a background color).

I thought this should be possible. At the moment all I can use is the original image as an art history source.

I’m using CS4.

Grateful for a little light in my darkness. Thanks.

David

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MikeShaw_PSQE
Jan 16, 2009
Hold down the option key when you create the snapshot and select Current Layer in the popup
DC
d_cole
Jan 16, 2009
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I had nearly given up hope of working this out and there was no mention of the solution in anything I have read about the AHB and Snapshots.

On a PC, Alt is the the key.

Much obliged.

David

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