# PhotoshopElements

# Use the Brush tool

The Brush tool creates soft or hard strokes of color. You can use it to simulate airbrush techniques. (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Impressionist Brush or the Color Replacement tool , and then click the Brush tool icon in the options bar.)

1. Select a color to paint by setting the foreground color.
2. Select the Brush tool in the toolbox.
3. Specify Brush tool options in the options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.
   To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point.

   You can specify any of the following Brush tool options:

   Brushes
     Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop‑up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.

   Size
     Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size pop‑up slider or enter a size in the text box.

   Mode
     Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.

   Opacity
     Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through. Drag the pop‑up slider or enter an opacity value.

   Airbrush
     Enables airbrush capabilities. This option applies gradual tones to an image, simulating traditional airbrush techniques.

   Brush Tablet Options
     Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a pressure sensitive drawing tablet instead of a mouse.

   More Options
     Sets additional brush options.

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- About blending modes
- About foreground and background colors
- About brush options
- Add a new brush to the brush library
- Set up pressure-sensitive tablet support

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