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Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide
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Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

by Nigel French, Mike Rankin
November 2022
Beginner
429 pages
14h 9m
English
Peachpit Press
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12. Painting

In this chapter we’ll cover how to paint with solid colors, gradients, patterns, and, believe it or not, past versions of an image.

Painting with brushes in Photoshop boils down to a few basic steps. You select a tool that uses brushes, select a preset or create a new brush, then click and/or drag to paint. Brush strokes are actually composed of repeated applications of the brush tip, which can be spaced out to appear separately (e.g., a dotted line) or overlapping so closely that the effect is of one seamless stroke. The Brush Settings panel and the Options bar are home to many ...

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ISBN: 9780137640829