'Future
History'
Paradox or Practicality?
Clive R. Haynes FRPS
This sounds paradoxical, yet, with the magic of 'Photoshop', it's entirely possible.
Note: If you are arriving at this page as a 'starting point' and you're uncertain about using 'History', it's options and the general operation of the 'History Brush', please click this link to the introductory page: History Brush.
To
continue:
Work on an image and make changes such as a creative filter, swapping
to monochrome (not Grayscale - as this is a change of 'Mode'), cloning, etc and
make this interpretation the nominated 'History State', in the 'History Palette.
Return
to a previous state; say the 'Opening' state.
When you begin to paint with
the History Brush that 'future vision' of how the image was intended to appear
will replace the original pixels in the image - magic eh? See below:
This will become the nominated (future) 'state'
Applying the 'History Brush 'painting' to a fresh Layer is good practice as it will allow 'edits' and greater flexibility.
We
next move on to the 'Painterly Ways' of the 'Art History Brush'
To continue
the adventure - Click on the link below