Chapter 15. Brushes

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Using the Brush tool 255

Choosing temporary brush settings 256

Customizing a brush 257

Managing brush presets 260

Creating bristle brushes for the Mixer Brush tool 261

Smudging colors 265

Using two of the eraser tools 266

Brush settings apply to many Photoshop tools, such as the Brush, Mixer Brush, Pencil, History Brush, Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Dodge, Burn, Sharpen, Clone Stamp, and Eraser. In this chapter, you will paint with the Brush tool, choose and customize brushes using the Brush panel, and manage brush presets using the Brush Presets panel. You will create bristle brushes for the new ...

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