BrushCue 1.2.1 is now available on the BrushCue website and in the Python package. This release adds two new image operations: bloom for glowing highlights and opacity scale for direct alpha control.
New Tools
The new Bloom tool adds a soft glow to the bright parts of an image. It isolates highlights using an OkLab lightness threshold, blurs those highlights, and blends the result back over the original image. Use it for neon, backlit subjects, glowing UI elements, fantasy edits, or a softer cinematic finish.
The new Opacity Scale tool changes the transparency of an image by multiplying its alpha channel by a scalar. It is useful when you want to fade a layer, prepare an overlay, soften a generated asset, or combine multiple compositions without rebuilding the source image.
New Operations
These tools are backed by new editor and Python operations:
CompositionBloomadds bloom withthreshold,sigma, andintensitycontrols.CompositionOpacityScalemultiplies composition opacity by ascalevalue.
In Python, the matching functions are brushcue.composition_bloom(...) and brushcue.composition_opacity_scale(...), so scripted workflows can use the same operations that power the website tools.
Feedback
As always, if you have feedback or suggestions for what to add to BrushCue next, please reach out to feedback@brushcue.com.