Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 339)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
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You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/Brushes folder in the default
preset location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Brush Preset picker menu and Brushes palette menu
after you restart Photoshop.
You can also use the Preset Manager to rename, delete, and save libraries of preset brushes. For more information,
see “Work with the Preset Manager” on page 46.
Rename a preset brush
Do one of the following:
• Select a brush in the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, and choose Rename Brush from the palette menu.
Enter a new name for the brush, and click OK.
• If the Brushes palette is set to display brushes as thumbnails, double-click a brush, enter a new name, and click OK.
• If the Brushes palette is set to display brushes as a list or text only, double-click a brush, enter a new name inline,
and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
Delete a preset brush
• In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, select a brush, and choose Delete Brush from the palette menu.
• In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the brush you want
to delete.
• In the Brushes palette, select a brush and click the Delete icon , or drag a brush to the Delete icon.
Create a new preset brush
You can save a customized brush as a preset brush that appears in the Brushes palette, Brush Preset picker, and Preset
Manager.
Note: New preset brushes are saved in a Preferences file. If this file is deleted or damaged, or if you reset brushes to the
default library, the new presets will be lost. To permanently save new preset brushes, save them in a library.
1 Customize a brush.
2 Do one of the following in the Brushes palette or Brush Preset picker:
• Choose New Brush Preset from the palette menu, enter a name for the preset brush, and click OK.
• Click the Create New Brush button .
Creating and modifying brushes
You can create brushes that apply paint to images in a variety of ways. You select an existing preset brush, a brush tip
shape, or create a unique brush tip from part of an image. You choose options from the Brushes palette to specify
how the paint is applied.
Brushes palette overview
In the Brushes palette, you can select preset brushes, like in the Brush Preset Picker, but you can also modify existing
brushes and design new custom brushes. The Brushes palette contains the brush tip options that determine how
paint is applied to an image.