{"id":4363,"date":"2016-10-18T08:44:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T05:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/?p=4363"},"modified":"2019-02-24T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T12:03:22","slug":"photoshop-mini-lesson-what-is-the-difference-between-brush-opacity-vs-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/photoshop-mini-lesson-what-is-the-difference-between-brush-opacity-vs-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop mini lesson:- What is the difference between Brush Opacity VS Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"InlineElements\"><a id=\"LetsLearnTheDifferenceBetweenBrushOpacityVSFlow\"><\/a>Let&#8217;s Learn The Difference Between Brush Opacity VS Flow.<\/h2>\n<p>So you have been using Photoshop for some time now, and you probably noticed there are two Opacity &amp; Flow sliders in the brush options for a while now. You probably tried both, and noticed how they both adjust the transparency of your strokes, despite them having different names. So what&#8217;s the real difference between the Opacity vs Flow settings?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures-Best-Photoshop-Book.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3903\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures.jpg\" alt=\"Learn Photoshop CC With Pictures\" width=\"64\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures.jpg 219w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0If you want to learn more about Photosohp, c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures-Best-Photoshop-Book.html\">heck out my book, Learn Photoshop CC with pictures, which is an easy way to learn Photoshop<\/a><\/strong>. Use the code <b>MiniTutorial<\/b> to get 20% off the PDF version full price. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-Pictures-Visual-ebook\/dp\/B00VB1PG9C\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1478422586&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=learn+photoshop+pictures&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=photoshopminitutorialopacityflowus-20&amp;linkId=76130af66bd518abeac4da3e43d14c6b\">The book is also available for Kindle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ContentsIndex\">\n<h2 class=\"InlineElements\">Quickly go to:-<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#HereIsTheDifferenceBetweenTheTwo\">Here Is The Difference Between The Two <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#KeyboardShortcutsForChangingOpacity&amp;Flow\">Keyboard Shortcuts For Changing Opacity &amp; Flow <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#AndFinally\">And Finally <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US&#038;adInstanceId=aaecfc2d-4e65-4876-8263-00929d0486d8&#038;storeId=DrawingNativeShoppingAds-20\"><\/script><center><a    target=\"_blank\"   onclick=\"ga('send','event','Wacom Book','Click Banner','V')\"    href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/r2XEIvU.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"BookLinksContainer\"><b>Available in all Kindle Stores:-<\/b><a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">US<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">UK<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">DE<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">FR<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">ES<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">IT<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.nl\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">NL<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">JP<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.br\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">BR<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">CA<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.mx\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">MX<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">AU<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"KDP-International-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B07CK4VR5V\">IN<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"HereIsTheDifferenceBetweenTheTwo\"><\/a>Here Is The Difference Between The Two<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s make a little experience, this experience will help us distinguish between flow &amp; opacity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the brush tool <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-827\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Brush-Tool.png\" alt=\"Brush-Tool\" width=\"27\" height=\"23\" \/>\u00a0from the tools panel.<\/li>\n<li>In the brush tool settings, make sure that both the Flow &amp; Opacity settings are both set to 100%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4367 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-600x19.png\" alt=\"opacity-flow-100\" width=\"600\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-600x19.png 600w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-300x10.png 300w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-800x26.png 800w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001.png 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Change the flow setting to 25%, the exact number here doesn&#8217;t matter, you will get good results even if you used a different\u00a0number.<\/li>\n<li>Click &amp; drag with your mouse from the left to right to draw a horizontal line on your canvas, don&#8217;t lift the mouse button yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4369\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Flow-Stroke-1.png\" alt=\"flow-stroke-1\" width=\"575\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Flow-Stroke-1.png 575w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Flow-Stroke-1-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Now while you are still holding the mouse button, drag the cursor from the right to left.<\/li>\n<li>Do you see how the line you drew earlier became darker?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4368\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Flow-Stroke-2.png\" alt=\"flow-stroke-2\" width=\"575\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Flow-Stroke-2.png 575w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Flow-Stroke-2-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Now, let&#8217;s do the same thing again, but with opacity this time. Set the flow back to 100%.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4367\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-600x19.png\" alt=\"opacity-flow-100\" width=\"600\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-600x19.png 600w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-300x10.png 300w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001-800x26.png 800w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-1001.png 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change the opacity setting to 25%, you can change it to another number if you feel like experiencing.<\/li>\n<li>Now, draw another line from the left to the right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4373\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow.png\" alt=\"opacity-flow\" width=\"575\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow.png 575w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Again, without lifting the mouse button, drag the mouse over the area you drew earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4374\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-2.png\" alt=\"opacity-flow-2\" width=\"575\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-2.png 575w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Opacity-Flow-2-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notice how the stroke didn&#8217;t change at all, compared to when we adjusted the flow setting. This pretty much explains the difference between Opacity VS Flow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"KeyboardShortcutsForChangingOpacity&amp;Flow\"><\/a>Keyboard Shortcuts For Changing Opacity &amp; Flow<\/h2>\n<p>Now you may start using both the opacity &amp; flow in your designs, you may want to know a way to quickly change both while you are working. The following shortcuts can help you achieve that quickly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can change the opacity by pressing the keys from 1-9, pressing 1 sets the opacity to 10%, 7 for %70, 9 for %10, and so on. Pressing 0 set the opacity to %100.<\/li>\n<li>The same way can be done to set the flow, pressing shit+1 sets the flow to 10%, shift+7 for %70, shift+9 for %10, and so on. Pressing shift+0 sets flow to 100%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"AndFinally\"><\/a>And Finally<\/h2>\n<p>Opacity &amp; Flow settings are these settings you could easily know the difference between them under the right situation, something that may not be obvious to some people. Knowing the difference between the two can help you with your graphics design if done correctly. I hope you find this article useful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures-Best-Photoshop-Book.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3903\" src=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures.jpg\" alt=\"Learn Photoshop CC With Pictures\" width=\"79\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures.jpg 219w, https:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Sweet-Drawing-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/a>If you want to learn more about Photoshop, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetmonia.com\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-With-Pictures-Best-Photoshop-Book.html\">check out my book, Learn Photoshop CC with pictures, which is an easy way to learn Photoshop.<\/a><\/strong> Use the code <b>MiniTutorial<\/b> to get 20% off the PDF version full price.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learn-Photoshop-CC-Pictures-Visual-ebook\/dp\/B00VB1PG9C\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1478422586&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=learn+photoshop+pictures&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=photoshopminitutorialopacityflowus-20&amp;linkId=76130af66bd518abeac4da3e43d14c6b\">The book is also available for Kindle.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"SeeAlso\"><\/a>See Also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2uUMaEp\">Learn Photoshop CC With Pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s Learn The Difference Between Brush Opacity VS Flow. 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