Using the Sharpen tool (Photoshop)
The Sharpen tool focuses soft edges to increase clarity or focus. For information on other ways to adjust sharpness, see Sharpening images and Sharpen filters.
To use the Sharpen tool:
- Select the Sharpen tool
. - Do the following in the options bar:
- Choose a brush tip and set options for the blending mode and strength in the options bar (see Setting options for painting and editing tools).
- Select Use All Layers in the options bar to sharpen using data from all visible layers. If this is deselected, the tool uses data from only the active layer.
- Drag over the part of the image you want to sharpen.