[Charlotte]

Various PS tools have a "Flow" parameter. What is it?? I've experimented with different settings, but can't figure out what it regulates

[Markulous]

It derives from flow of ink - in other words it's the rate of, if a pen, the depositing of the pen's colour. Try a large brush and very small flow and you'll see very little ink being deposited. The longer you leave button pressed on the same spot, the more ink is deposited

Variable pressure tablet pens can take advantage of this - regulating the flow

[Charlotte]

Thanks for confirming the obvious Mark, I just couldn't see it but will play around with it some more, now I know what it does, thanks to your clear explanation

[Dark Star]

Ahh thanks - I'd wondered exactly the same! Now to experiment!!

[Boofers]

I wish they had a second control like that for the burn tools,,,only the opacity silder to fall back on.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Boofers

I wish they had a second control like that for the burn tools,,,only the opacity silder to fall back on.

the dodge and burn tools are very sensitive and often cause a lot of issues for users. The best method I know for controlling it well is to ensure that you make these adjustments on a separate layer, besides the history step backs that you can use if you 'over do it', you can also alter the opacity of the layers to minimise the effects.