Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 348)

341 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Painting
Last updated 1/10/2010
2 In the Brushes panel, choose an existing brush preset to modify or select a brush shape from the Brush Tip Shape
panel of the Brushes panel. You can also create a new brush tip from an image.
3 Select Brush Tip Shape on the left side of the Brushes panel, and set options. See “ Brush tip shape options ” on
page 341.
4 To set other options for the brush, see the following topics:
• “ Brush shape dynamics ” on page 344
• “ Brush scattering ” on page 345
• “ Textured brush options ” on page 346
• “ Dual brushes ” on page 347
• “ Color dynamics Brush options ” on page 347
• “ Other dynamics brush options ” on page 348
• “ Other Brush options ” on page 349
5 To lock brush tip shape attributes (retaining them if you select another brush preset), click the unlock icon . To
unlock the tip, click the lock icon .
6 To save the brush for use later, choose New Brush Preset from the Brushes panel menu.
Note: To save your new brush permanently or distribute it to other users, you must save the brush as part of a set of
brushes. Choose Save Brushes from the Brushes panel menu, and then save to a new set or overwrite an existing set. If you
reset or replace the brushes in the Brushes panel without saving it in a set, you could lose your new brush.
More Help topics
“ Brushes panel overview ” on page 339
“ Create a brush tip from an image ” on page 340
Brush tip shape options
You can set the following brush tip shape options in the Brushes panel:
Diameter Controls the size of the brush. Enter a value in pixels or drag the slider.
Brush strokes with different diameter values
Use Sample Size Resets the brush to its original diameter. This option is available only if the brush tip shape was
created by sampling pixels in an image.
Flip X Changes the direction of a brush tip on its x axis.