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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Painting
Last updated 7/26/2011
More Help topics
“About blending modes” on page 205
Add a new brush to the brush library
1 Select the Brush tool .
2 Click the arrow next to the brush sample to display the pop-up panel in the options bar; choose a category from the
Brushes pop-up menu, and then select a brush to modify in the brush list.
3 Use the options bar to modify the original brush.
4 Click the arrow next to the brush sample to display the panel menu, and then choose Save Brush.
5 Enter a name in the Brush Name dialog box and click OK.
The new brush is selected in the options bar, and is added to the bottom of the brushes pop-up panel.
Delete a brush
1 Select the Brush tool .
2 Click the arrow next to the brush sample to display the brushes pop-up panel in the options bar.
3 Do one of the following:
• Press the Option key to change the pointer to scissors, and then click the brush you want to delete.
• Select the brush in the pop-up panel, and choose Delete Brush from the panel menu.
• Choose Preset Manager from the panel menu, select Brushes from the Preset Type list, select the brush from the list
in the dialog box, and click Delete.
Create a custom brush shape from an image
You can create a custom brush by selecting an area in a photo. The brush uses a grayscale version of that selection to
apply the foreground color to your image. For example, you could select a leaf and then paint using a fall color. You
can also draw a new brush shape using the Brush tool. You can create a custom brush shape either from an entire layer
or from a selection. A custom brush shape can be up to 2500 pixels by 2500 pixels in size.
