Pinch a specific area of an image

When you click or drag an area in your image with the Pinch tool, it moves the outer areas toward the center of the brush, pinching that part of your image. You can use Pinch to make certain elements in an image smaller and less prominent.

1. Do one of the following:

   • In the Tools sidebar, click Pinch or choose if from the grouped tools.
   • Choose Tools > Reshape > Pinch from the Tools menu at the top of your screen.

2. In the Tool Options pane, customize the Pinch tool:

   • Brush Size: Drag the Brush Size slider to adjust the size of the Pinch tool brush. Press and hold the Option ⌥ key to extend the range of the Brush Size slider beyond 100%. You can also manually enter a value from 0% to 200%.


   • Strength: Drag the Strength slider to adjust the intensity of the pinching effect.


     💡 Tip: You can use the [ and ] keys on your keyboard to change the size of the Pinch tool brush.

3. Click and hold or drag an area of your image to pinch it.


Show before and after or reset effects

Show Original: Click the Show Original button to see what the image looked like before.

Show Split Comparison: Option ⌥ – click the Show Original button or press Control ⌃ + C on your keyboard.

Click Reset to discard all the current changes.