Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 230

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 225 User Guide Painting tools To use the Brush tool The Brush tool creates soft or hard strokes of color. You can use it to simulate airbrush techniques. (If you don't see it in the toolbox, select either the Impressionist Brush or the Color Replacement tool , and then click the Brush tool icon in the options bar.) 1 In the Editor, select a color to paint by setting the foreground color. 2 Select the Brush tool in the toolbox. 3 Specify Brush tool options in the options bar as desired, and then drag in the image to paint. To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point. You can specify any of the following Brush tool options: Brushes pop-up menu Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop-up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail. Size Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box. Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image. (See "About blending modes" on page 217.) Opacity Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through. Drag the pop-up slider or enter an opacity value. Airbrush Enables airbrush capabilities. This option applies gradual tones to an image, simulating traditional airbrush techniques. Tablet options Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a pressure sensitive drawing tablet instead of a mouse. (See "To set up pressure-sensitive tablet support" on page 234.) More Options Sets additional brush options. See also "About foreground and background colors" on page 216 "About brush options" on page 231 "To add a new brush to the brush library" on page 233 To use the Pencil tool The Pencil tool creates hard-edged freehand lines. 1 In the Editor, select a color to paint by setting the foreground color. 2 Select the Pencil tool in the toolbox. (The Pencil tool is nested with the Brush tool .) 3 Set Pencil tool options in the options bar, as desired, and then drag in the image to paint. To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point.