I dont know if this will help.........but here is how I do the straight smudge lnes.......
First of all they are almost straight.......lol...not perfectly..........but if you can read the settings this is how I do the harsh building lines......
Now there is a balance for some thing between the hardness and the opacity.......when the opacity is low its hard to move the "paint" and sometimes when the opacity is high its moves to much, you can control this by adjusting the hardness.......also you know how to adjust your brush tip.......and using the round and square tips.........so I hope this helps........Loves C






