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User Guide
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Do the following in the options bar:
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Choose a brush from the Brush Presets picker, and set brush options. (See “To select a preset brush” on page 473.)
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Choose a blending mode from the Mode menu. (See “About blending modes” on page 410.)
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Choose an option from the Style menu to control the shape of the paint stroke.
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For Area, enter a value to specify the area covered by the paint strokes. The greater the size, the larger the covered
area and the more numerous the strokes.
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For Tolerance, enter a value to limit the regions where paint strokes can be applied. A low tolerance lets you paint
unlimited strokes anywhere in the image. A high tolerance limits paint strokes to areas that differ considerably
from the color in the source state or snapshot.
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Drag in the image to paint.
Selecting brush presets
To select a preset brush
A preset brush is a saved brush tip with defined characteristics such as size, shape, and hardness. You can save preset
brushes with the characteristics that you use often. You can also save tool presets for the Brush tool that you can select
from the Tool Preset menu in the options bar.
When you change the size, shape, or hardness of a preset brush, the change is temporary. The next time you choose
that preset, the brush uses its original settings. To make your changes permanent, you need to create a new preset.
See “To create a new preset brush” on page 485.
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Select a painting tool or editing tool, and click the Brush Preset pop-up menu in the options bar.
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Select a brush.
Note:
You can also select a brush in Photoshop from the Brushes palette. Be sure that Brush Presets on the left side of the
palette is selected to view the loaded presets.
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Change options for the preset brush (Photoshop).
Diameter
Temporarily changes the brush size. Drag the slider or enter a value. If the brush has a dual tip, both the
primary and dual brush tips are scaled.
Use Sample Size
Uses the original diameter of the brush tip if the brush tip shape is based on a sample.
Hardness
Sets the amount of anti-aliasing for the brush tool. At 100%, the brush tool paints with the hardest brush
tip, but is still anti-aliased. The Pencil always paints a hard edge that is not anti-aliased.
See also
“About the Brushes palette” on page 474
“To create a tool preset” on page 48
