Painting in an image with a brush
You can paint in an image using a variety of different brushes and associated effects by using the Brush tool.
To paint in an image using a brush
- Select the Brush tool
or press the shortcut key B.
- Do one of the following:
- To paint freehand using the Foreground Color, drag. To change this color, see Changing Foreground and Background Colors.
- To paint freehand using the Background Color, right-click and drag. To change this color, see Changing Foreground and Background Colors.
- To paint using the Foreground Color in a straight line between a starting point and an ending point, click (or right-click) on the first point, move the pointer to the second point, press Shift, and then click (or right-click). This action can be repeated to draw connected line segments.
To change options for the Brush tool after selecting it
- In the tool options bar under the menu bar, change the options as needed:
- Brush: Select the type of brush tip to use. Note that some brushes have brush-specific settings that can be configured with the Settings button.
- Settings: Select to access brush-specific settings, which are available for some brushes. Change these settings as needed.
- Radius: Change the width of the brush tip by using the slider or entering a value between 1 and 100 in the associated text box.
- Mirror: Select a mirror to simultaneously paint in multiple locations.
- Opacity: Enter an opacity value from 0 to 100 percent to specify the degree to which color underneath a brush stroke is visible.
- Blending Mode: Select the way the color of a brush stroke blends with the colors underneath it.
- Lazy Mouse: Select to access and then change the Lazy Mouse settings, which are used to control the way in which a brush stroke lags behind the pointer as you make a stroke. You can use this, for example, to see exactly where a brush stroke ends and not have your view of the ending obstructed by the pointer.
Related topic
Drawing lines and curves with the Pen tool