Photoshop Elements > Brushes >
5 - Brush Picker Window First Menu
Go to the first menu.
Do the following.
1) Select the Brush tool.
2) Open in the Brush Picker window in the options bar.
3) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window.
That opens the first menu.
Let's look at the commands.
Save Brush
If you modify a brush, Photoshop Elements preserves the modifications
only temporarily.
If you do the following, the modifications are discarded.
• Click the brush in the Brush Picker window.
• Switch to another brush or brush library.
• Use the Reset Brushes command.
You can save the modifications, except Mode and Opacity, by doing
the following.
Note
You'll use the Save Brush (not Save Brushes) command below.
However, you're not saving the brush.
You're renaming it.
After renaming it, you'll use the Save Brushes (not Save Brush)
command to actually save the brush.
Two Steps
Step #1 - Rename the Brush
1) Select a brush.
2) Modify the brush.
3) Open the Brush Picker window.
Don't click on the brush in the Brush Picker window.
If you do so, the modifications will be discarded.
4) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
5) Click Save Brush (not Save Brushes).
6) Enter a new name for the brush.
7) Click OK.
As mentioned, you now have to use the Save Brushes command to
actually save the new brush.
Step #2 - Save the New Brush
1) Open the Brush Picker window.
2) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
3) Click Save Brushes (not Save Brush) to open the Save window.
4) In the Save window, select the brush library that you're using.
The Save window selects the Untitled Brushes library by default.
Make sure you select the correct brush library.
5) Click OK.
6) A window will open asking you if you want to replace the existing
file (brush library).
7) Click OK.
Rename Brush
To rename a brush, do the following.
1) Open the Brush Picker window.
2) Select the brush.
3) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
4) Click Rename Brush to open the Brush Name window.
5) Enter the new name for the brush.
6) Click OK.
7) Open the Brush Picker window.
8) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
9) Click Save Brushes (not Save Brush) to open the Save window.
10) In the Save window, select the brush library that you're using.
11) Click OK.
12) A window will open asking you if you want to replace the
existing brush library.
13) Click OK.
Delete Brush
To delete a brush, do the following.
1) Open the Brush Picker window.
2) Select the brush.
3) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
4) Click Delete Brush.
54) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
6) Click Save Brushes (not Save Brush) to open the Save window.
7) In the Save window, select the brush library that you're using.
8) Click OK.
9) A window will open asking you if you want to replace the existing
file brush library.
10) Click OK.
Text Only
The commands below change how the brushes are displayed in the
Brush Picker window.
Small Thumbnail
Large Thumbnail
Small List
Large List
Stroke Thumbnail
Preset Manager
The Preset Manager is described in the next section.
Reset Brushes
Use Reset Brushes to restore the brush libraries to their default
settings.
Unsaved changes are discarded.
Load Brushes
Use Load to change from one brush library to another.
Next, we'll look at the Preset Manager.
