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1- Basics

Select a Brush

1) Select the Brush tool.

Don't confuse the Brush tool with the Selection Brush tool.

2) Locate the Brush Picker in the options bar.

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3) Click the black arrow, to the right of the Brush Picker in the options bar, to open the Brush Picker window.

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Here's the Brush Picker window.

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3) Select a brush library in the Brushes box.

4) Click a brush in the library.

Brush Cursor

The brush appears as a circle or a shape on your screen.

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Can't See the Brush Cursor?

You may not be able to see the brush cursor for two reasons.

Small Brush

The brush may be small.

To locate the cursor of a small brush, do the following.

1) Press and hold the space bar.

2) The cursor will change into a hand icon, which is easily seen.

3) Release the space bar.

Caps Lock

You may have inadvertently pressed Caps Lock.

When Caps Lock is depressed, the brush cursor is a cross hairs.

How to Use a Brush

To use a brush, position it on the photograph, and click.

You can also click, hold, and drag the brush.

Change the Size of the Brush

You can change the size of the brush in the Size box in the option bar, or press the bracket keys.

[ = Decrease

] = Increase

Common Brushes

You'll probably be using mostly hard-round and soft-round brushes.

The soft-round brush has a feathered edge.

A feathered edge looks out-of-focus.

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Hard Round

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Soft Round

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