How To Use The Stacks Brush In Snapseed From Google

Learn how to use the Stacks Brush in Snapseed from Google.

It’s time for a tutorial on the secret Stacks Brush feature inside of Snapseed from Google. Using the *Stacks Brush* feature, we can target the effects of almost any Tool in this App to one specific part of our photograph rather than changing the entire image.

By painting with the Stacks Brush Tool, we can make precise local changes instead of altering our entire image.

This kind of editing precision, which we call Masking in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and other advanced image editing programs, is the gateway to all sorts of advanced editing techniques using this amazing App.

The Mask feature is the best way to see which parts of your image will, or will not, be altered while you are working in the Stacks Brush mode.

For those who watched the previous tutorial on the plain old Brush Tool, or for those of you with a strong Adobe Photoshop Lightroom / Adobe Photoshop CC background, then the red overlay that the Mask displays in here might instantly make some sense.

When the Mask feature is active then the parts of your image that are covered in red are the areas that this Edit Layer will change. As you paint over additional parts of your image with the Stacks Brush, you are expanding the area that this Edit Layer enhances.

If you make a mistake while you are painting in this mode then set your Brush Strength to Zero and erase your changes away. Having this kind of control with a mobile app really opens up a world of creative possibilities!

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[slimsterslim]

This is the best explanation to any tool in photography that I have ever seen. Well done sir. I have tried this on my tablet and everything works just as you have said. Thanks again.

[Nikonhermit]

Thank you. You are a wonderful teacher and one of the things that makes you stand out is that you give your viewer that extra 1 second every time you choose a new tool, while others just jump to it and leave the viewer hunting for what was done.

[hmkwong]

This is simply the best video on masking in Snapseed that I've come across. Every editing process is explained step-by-step in a very clear and concise way. Thank-you very much!

[RickyNath-ko]

@Focus Photo School - very good video. Is there a way to draw straight lines using the brush? Please note I am using Snapseed on iPhone and using my finger - not on Ipad with Pencil

[KarlKTheDJ]

Best Snapseed tutorials on YouTube. Thanks!

[cmykategirl]

Needed this my entire time with snapseed! Thank you. I knew it was possible I just never figured it out.

[Gezarie]

Had this app for years and didn't know about this. Cheers!

[Fstop]

Tutorial is very well done and very easy to follow along!

[rorylennon]

Good tutorial keep them coming thanks. Subscribed

[CinderellaFanever]

Great job explaining this feature in Snapseed!

[zMD]

Very useful and great explanation, thanks

[Cubbyable]

That is AWESOME! Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I had a feeling I could do those things on Snapseed I just didn't know how to implement them. YAY! Thanks Again!

[slurrri]

Is there a way to select a color & paint with it in this app?

[LisaGimber-ukcc]

My samsung a54 is about 2 years old. Do i have the most recent version of Snapseed? How can i find out? Thanks.

[chiotic]

Ye, but how do i add new photos the my image?