Req: Add history brush or similar

It would be great to have a history brush or similar to allow me to paint back in areas I have erased. I know you can use undo but the ability to brush areas back in without being limited to just the last erased section would be a bonus.

Hi,
if you have wishes, please vote on or post an Idea about this for others to vote for.
Thanks,
Ignacio

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How to create a 'Previous History' brush tool along with content aware

Truly did not know how to create a good title here.
When you use the 'Content Aware' tool and move subject 'A' to point B what happens is that A now sits on top of B which in turn means part of the image within B may be missing and you may still want it there where it was and where it should be. You could use the 'history brush' tool to brush away part of the new insert and erase what is there to reveveal what was there. How do you do the same thing to image A which now sits on B (to reveal what was there on A originally). What I mean is this. I moved a person from point A to point B. but parts of this person are missing (his ear, his knee, his shoe) so how do I get those parts back (in the new location)?
The history brush tool appears to be erasing by subtracting, what I would like to do in this case of course is not subtract but add or 're-add'.
Thank you

Hello,
here's a possible solution, before using content aware, take a snapshot of A and B, then use it as your history brush source whenever you need to 're-add':
please post back if you have any questions

From CS3 to CS5,..challenged in the history brush

I get no changes when using the history brush. Think I am using it in a similar fashion as I did in CS3 and have tried multiple ways of using it. Help anyone...

sanchavel wrote:
Hi Murryay,
Here is the code and when I was working in CS3 I could just change the colour of anything I highlighted within this table box, but now it changes the colour of all the text in this box and all the other sections of the same table.
<th height="58" align="left" class="style24" scope="row">* 5th February 2012 MNC LAN Meeting 
Contact: Leigh 
Venue: at the new home of Kerrie & Lindsay - Colombatti. A full address and directions will be provided a.s.a.p. </th>
regards
Sanchavel
You will have noticed in the above code that DW CS 5.5 works with CSS styles and so you need to be able to manipulate styles effectively to get the best results.
In your code you have: Style24, style42, style61, style25, style21. Now this is definitnitely a recipe for disaster because of so many styles in such a short code.
To change the color, you need to go to these styles and enter the code manually. to change color of the text, the code is:
color: red; /* or enter any hexadecimal code of your chose like #ffffff */
The summary of the necessary codes would like this:
table {
 background-color: lime;
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td {
 background-color: blue;
 color: yellow;
tr {
 background-color: red;
 color: white;
I hope you ge the idea.

Art History Brush help please

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

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

Why is the History Brush only painting white on my picture instead of the colors from my text file?

I am working on a project for my online class and am having difficulties with the History Brush. Note that both files are identical in size etc.
1. I created a color text file and saved it with a specific name.
2. I copied an existing photo from iPhoto, as I couldn't import into PhotoShop, and pasted it in a new file. I then removed the white background layer and then saved it with its now specific name and closed the file.
3. I re-opened the Color Text File.
4. I then re-opended my photo.
5. I performed a "Select All" from the menu bar of my active Photo then selected Edit - Copy and then closed my Photo file.
6. From my Color Text File I selected Edit and then Paste from the menu bar.
7. I selected Layer and Flatten Image from the menu bar.
8. I right clicked the background image from the Layers Panel and created a snapshot (which is my photo)
9. I selected the History brush and verified that this also displayed in the gray box associated with the Color Text file within the History Panel.
10. I verified that my photo image was displayed in my work area.
11. I start to fill the photo with my History Brush and the only color I get is White.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

You seem to think that a History State equals a Layer. That couldn't be farther from the truth.
aswencak wrote:
…We are then suppose to click the History brush from the Tools Panel and verify that the little box next to the Tie-Dye image is selected and displays the History Brush. Now the document area should display the photo, at this point we are suppose to paint the photo with 1 stroke. The painted colors would be that from the Tie-Dye image…
That's not clearly phrased, but it sounds totally wrong. Again, a History State will not just show you what you just pasted, but your entire image, with ALL its layers.
Normally, to use the History Brush one goes back one step in the History Panel AFTER you have created your snapshot, so that you'll be selectively applying the changes to your image as it was before the filter. Here's an example:
You've finished editing an image. Fine. Now you apply an Unsharp Mask filter (to the whole image, of course) and immediately create your Snapshot.
Now you step back in the History Panel to the state BEFORE you applied the sharpening. You make sure your History Brush is targeting the sharpened Snapshot, but you start painting on the History State BEFORE you applied the sharpening.
Now you can start applying selective sharpening with your History Brush in whatever blending mode you wish. For selective sharpening, the History Brush in Luminosity blending mode gives you fantastic results.
Just remember: History States are not like layers at all.
In my opinion that's a lousy instructor who would make you use the Clipboard to illustrate the use of the History Brush. … but that's just me.

Please help! I need help with history brush problem

I'm completely new to photoshop but I have done this thing before:
open image
>ctrl J
>>select new layer
>>>select Curves
>>>>adjust accordingly
>>>>>ctrl+backspace (pic goes back to original color)
>>>>>>select history brush
this paints in that curve layer i guess...kind of like I'm putting a hole in my orginial to see the change that I made in the curves layer but only on the places I want
So for some reason this isn't working anymore! And i have no idea why! Now this error pops up: Could not use the history brush because the history state does not contain a corresponding layer.
Im using CS4 extended
What am I doing wrong?

As stated, set your History Brush source.
Also always be careful to note which layer is active after you do an undo operation.
-Noel

Could not use history brush because the history state lacks a corresponding channel Please HELP CS6

Everytime I try to use my history brush, that error pops up and I have no clue why. If I try to just open a blank document and use the brush it does not give me this error and I can "use" the brush but you cant see anything on the project. Anyways, so when this error happens im trying to do a project and say I place a file(picture) into the project and this is the very first thing I do. I place it, then I size the image down some. I then make a new layer to use the brush for behind the picture and then this is when I get the error. I have no clue what is wrong can someone please help me I'm desperate:(.

The way you've described it, one gets the distinct impression you do not have a clue as to what the history brush does and how to use it.
You need to read up on it. Read the Help files and google for tutorials.
First you need to create an image (with actual pixels in it), edit it as desired, then make a snapshot of the edited image, then target the snapshot with the history brush tool, then go back in the History panel to the step before your edits and selectively paint your edits in with the History Brush.

History brush no longer working

Considering myself an "advanced newbie" (or maybe I'm just a regular newbie considering how much there is to learn) in Photoshop I might have missed something obvious here, but hoping someone will point me in the right direction....
This is in Photoshop CS3 in MacOS 10.4.11 on a Powerbook G4 by the way.
I came across a guide on how create black/white photos with a dash of color in selected areas: http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/mono-with-a-dash-of-colour-photoshop-cs2-tutor ial/
So I took a picture of a tree, wanting to make the background black/white while the tree and a section of the grass should be colored. I wanted to try to make the edits non-destructive, so I did this with new layers, but I'm not sure I did it right. Here's a screenshot of my layers: http://img389.imageshack.us/my.php?image=layerspg1.png
"Background" is the actual photo (in color)
"Hue/saturation 1" is an adjustment layer which desatured the colors
"Hist.brush (tree)" is the layer where I painted back the tree's colors
"Hist-brush (grass)" is likewise the layer where I painted back the grass' colors
Having selected the tree or grass layer I've used the "History brush" tool to paint back the colors, and the "Eraser" tool to remove anything I've painted too much back. This has worked fine, and I've been working at it for many hours yesterday, saving (as PSD) as I went along. But today nothing happens when I paint an area with the history brush!!!
I really don't know what the history brush does, other than it worked getting back the colors -is the problem that I saved the file, quit Photoshop, then opened it up again today, given that the brush has something to do with history?
Please don't tell me I have to start from scratch, painting back all those details once again :-(

The History Brush States and Snapshots are only available while a file remains open.
Once you close the file, your States and Snapshots will disappear so work on Layers and save the file with unflattened layers.

Secrets of the Art History Brush | The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost | Adobe TV

In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost demonstrates the power of the Art History brush in Photoshop CS5 and its ability to continuously sample from any history state or snapshot. She will show you how to create compelling, painterly images by making simple changes to the default settings and utilizing a variety of different brush tips and presets.
http://adobe.ly/AaEdgx

Does anyone know how to make the path outline julie kost used to the art history brush tutorial with the artichoke?? the path has a black background, i assume its some kind of a alpha mask??? not sure, can any help?

History Brush usage

After converting the image i have to Black and White, ( Orginally it was in colour ) , I tried using the History Brush but a pop-up appeared, saying that " Could not use the history Brush because History State does not contain a corresponding layer."
I realised it was the layer problem after some testing. i switched to the Background layer and this time, the circle appeared. but when i went over the image, nothing happened.
Thx in advance for your help. =)

C.pfaffenbichler's suggestion is right on the money.
To expand a bit on why you're seeing no difference:
It is simply impossible for Photoshop to return the part of the image you're brushing over to it's prior colored state with the History Brush, because you have changed the mode of the entire image from color to grayscale.
That it tries to work at all between a selected state where the image was in color and the current state where the image is grayscale is a testament to how hard Adobe has worked to make the History Brush useful in interpreting the "before" data into your current image mode.
The end result, in your case, is that it's simply re-doing the same color to grayscale conversion on the same pixels, so that it looks to you like it's doing nothing.
-Noel

Rules for applying source data when using the art history brush

I am trying to discover if a Snapshot made with the History feature can be used by the Art History Brush on more than the Snapshot's corresponding layer.
So, I have an image with a background layer and a copy of that background layer - two layers. I then make a Snapshot from the second layer and apply a fill colour to the second layer. Next I paint on that filled layer with the Art History Brush. Now here's the issue - having completed painting on that second layer I would like to be able to duplicate that second layer so it becomes a third layer and paint on to it with the Art History Brush using a new brush type but the same original Snapshot. My experience so far is that the Art History Brush and History function will not allow me to paint with the original Snapshot on this duplicated layer. In other words, you cannot paint on to the third layer using your original Snapshot.
Is this correct, please? I had hoped that the snapshot I originally made would be available to use with the Art History Brush on any layer in your layer-stack but this seems not to be the case. It will only work with the layer from which the original Snapshot was created.
I can of course create a new snapshot of the duplicated, painted second layer - now called the third layer - but this only enables me to paint with the image in the second layer (from which the second Snapshot has been created). I want to be able to paint on to the third layer with the original Snapshot but this it will not let me do.
If anyone is kind enough to read through all this and follow my exposition I'd be really grateful to know if my understanding is correct.
Thanks.

If you don't make the new snapshot with the icon but with the palette menu, you will get a window with 3 options.
Try which of the three solves your problem.
Sorry, my menu is in german, but you see the position.
:-) miss marple

Art History Brush Tool

The art history brush tool doesn't work after saving and turning off my Mac. Re-opended my file from yesterday and the Art History Brush Tool paints in white, not sure how to continue with the brush tool?

I am trying to continue to paint with the Art History Brush. As per the picture caption you can see how much I need to finish (image with out background).
Duplicating the Background layer and taking a new Snapshot in the History panel works but it doesn't fill in all the white spaces as something is in the first layer that was created yesterday.

Problems with "history brush" in CS5.1

I have somehow have activated the history brush in Photoshop CS5.1 Now it appears in all of my files in the history box and I don't know how to de-activate it. Is there some trick? Did it get stuck there because I took a snapshot of something? I tried to re-set preferences and it is still there. I am thinking about uninstalling Photoshop but would really like someone to help me turn off the history brush.

Please continue the discussion in your first topic: http://forums.adobe.com/message/6129625#6129625

Art history brush

The tolerance feature of art history brush tool is explained in the reference as following:
"A high tolerance limits paint strokes to areas that differ considerably from the color in the source state or snapshot"
When I try to use this tool on a image's original state (no difference with the history state) with the 100% tolerance setting, some of the areas can be brushed.
So, I'm a little bit confused about the function of the "tolerance" slider.
Thanks a lot for your explanations ...

Thanks a lot Grant ...
Let me tell about my situation ...
I have an image in PS now.
A newly opened file,
So, there is just a single state in the history panel ... "open"
I'm selecting the snapshot created when opening the file ... as the source for the art history brush,
According to the reference ... I can not brush with the 100 % tolerance ... because the current state and the snapshot state which is used as the source for the art history brush are same ... exactly same.
The reference says so, am I wrong?
But, I can do brushing with the art history in this case ... at least for a part of the image.
Ok, I can not brush for the other part ... but I think that I should not to be able to brush at all at 100 % tolerance setting.
Am I wrong?
Or ...
I'm suspecting that ... I can not understand the reference properly.

Art History Brush problem

After following numerious tutorials and looking at Adobe help, I cannot get the AHB to work in CS3. Get an error message saying there is a programe error. The ordinary History Brush will work for me just fine, but thats not what I want.
1) Snapshot for history state
2) new layer to paint on (either empty or filled with plain background)
3) AHB sellected and paraminters set for brush
What am I doing wrong - any suggestions PLEASE

Have now answered my own problem. Art History brush is only available to 8bit images unlike the History Brush which will work with 8 & 16bit. Could find no info regarding this in Adobe help, or anywhere else!
Found out by using CS4 when the same error message told me what the problem was! . . . . . . . . so easy when you know how.

Req: Add history brush or similar

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