Painting tools

Select a color to paint by setting the foreground color.

From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Brush tool.

Specify Brush tool options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.

You can specify any of the following Brush tool options:

Enables airbrush capabilities. This option applies gradual tones to an image, simulating traditional airbrush techniques.

Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and then select a brush thumbnail.

Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.

Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through. Drag the slider, or enter an opacity value.

Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.

Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a pressure sensitive drawing tablet instead of a mouse.

Sets additional brush options.

Select a color to paint by setting the foreground color.

From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Pencil tool.

Set Pencil tool options in the Tool Options bar, as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.

You can specify any of the following Pencil tool options:

Sets the tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and then select a brush thumbnail.

Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.

Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through. Drag the slider, or enter an opacity value.

Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.

If you begin drawing and drag over an area that doesn’t contain the foreground color, the tool paints with the foreground color. That is, if we start with color other than foreground color, it paints the foreground color only. Click and paint on the areas containing the foreground color, pencil paints with the Background color.

Witht he Brush tool selected in the toolbox, select the the Impressionist Brush tool  from the Tool Options bar.

Set options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.

You can specify any of the following options:

Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and then select a brush thumbnail.

Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.

Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show through. Drag the slider or enter an opacity value.

Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image. See About blending modes for more information.

Style affects the shape of the brush stroke. Area controls the size of the brush stroke. A larger area value also increases the number of strokes. Tolerance controls how similar in color value adjacent pixels must be before they are affected by the brush stroke.

From the Enhance section in the toolbox, select the Smudge tool  (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Blur tool or the Sharpen tool  and then click the Smudge tool icon from the Tool Options bar.)

Set options in the Tool Options bar, and then drag within the image to smudge color.

You can specify any of the following Smudge tool options:

Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image. See About blending modes for more information.

Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and then select a brush thumbnail.

Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.

Sets the amount of the smudge effect.

Smudges using color from all visible layers. If this option is deselected, the smudge tool uses colors from only the active layer.

Smears the foreground color at the beginning of each stroke. If this option is deselected, the smudge tool uses the color under the pointer at the beginning of each stroke.

From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Eraser tool. (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Background Eraser tool  or the Magic Eraser tool , and then click the Eraser tool icon in the Tool Options bar.)

Set options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag through the area you want to erase.

You can specify any of the following Eraser tool options:

Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop-down, and then select a brush thumbnail.

Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.

Defines the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to complete transparency on a layer and to the background color on the Background layer. A lower opacity erases pixels to partial transparency on a layer and paints partially with the background color on the Background layer. (If Block mode is selected in the Tool Options bar, the Opacity option isn’t available.)

Brush mode erases by using characteristics of the brush tool, so you can make soft-edged erasures. Pencil mode makes hard-edge erasures like a pencil. Block mode uses a hard-edged 16‑pixel square as an eraser.

In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the areas you want to erase.

From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Magic Eraser tool  in the toolbox. (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Eraser tool  or the Background Eraser tool , and then click the Magic Eraser tool icon in the Tool Options bar.)

Set options in the Tool Options bar, as desired, and then click the area of the layer you want to erase.

You can set any of the following Magic Eraser tool options:

Defines the range of colors that will be erased. A low tolerance erases pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance erases pixels within a broader range.

Defines the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels to complete transparency on a layer and to the background color on a locked layer. A lower opacity erases pixels to partial transparency on a layer and paints partially with the background color on a locked layer.

Samples the erased color using combined data from all visible layers. Deselect the option if you want to erase only the pixels on the active layer.

Erases only pixels that are adjacent to the one you click. Deselect this option to erase all similar pixels in the image.

Smoothes the edges of the area you erase, making the edge look more natural.

In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the areas you want to erase.

From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Background Eraser tool . (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Eraser tool  or the Magic Eraser tool , and then click the Background Eraser tool icon in the Tool Options bar.)

Set options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag through the area you want to erase. Keep the tool’s hotspot off of areas that you don’t want to erase.

You can specify any of the following Background Eraser tool options:

Pixel width of the brush

Defines how similar in color to the hotspot a pixel must be to be affected by the tool. A low tolerance limits erasure to areas that are very similar to the hotspot color. A high tolerance erases a broader range of colors.

Sets the presets of the brush, such as size, diameter, hardness, and spacing. Drag the Size sliders or enter numbers in text boxes.

Choose Contiguous to erase areas that contain the hotspot color and are connected to one another. Discontiguous erases any pixels within the circle that are similar to the hotspot color.