Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
CHAPTER 7
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Painting and Drawing
shows the current brush angle and roundness.
As you enter new options, the brushes in these
boxes update. Set the brush options as described
in“Setting brush options” on page 145, then
click OK.
As you enter new options, the brushes in these
boxes update. Set the brush options as described
in“Setting brush options” on page 145, then
click OK.
•
Click the brush sample in the options bar to
display the options of the selected brush. Then
click New ( ) to save this brush as a preset. Enter
a name for the brush, and set the brush options as
described in “Setting brush options” on page 145.
click New ( ) to save this brush as a preset. Enter
a name for the brush, and set the brush options as
described in “Setting brush options” on page 145.
The new brush is selected in the options bar and is
added at the bottom of the pop-up palette.
added at the bottom of the pop-up palette.
To create a temporary brush or temporarily change a
brush:
1
Click the brush sample in the options bar.
2
Set the brush options. (See “Setting brush
3
Draw in the image.
To delete a brush:
Do one of the following:
•
In the pop-up palette in the options bar, press
Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the
brush you want to delete.
brush you want to delete.
•
Click the brush in the pop-up palette, and
choose Delete Brush from the pop-up
palette menu.
palette menu.
•
Choose Edit > Preset Manager, select Brushes
from the Preset Type list, select the brush from the
list in the dialog box, and click Delete.
list in the dialog box, and click Delete.
To create a custom brush shape:
1
Use the rectangle marquee (
) with Feather
set to 0 px to select part of an image to use as a
custom brush.
custom brush.
The brush shape can be up to 1024 pixels by 1024
pixels in size. To be most effective, the shape
should appear on a solid white background. If you
want to define brushes with soft edges, select brush
shapes composed of pixels with gray values.
(Colored brush shapes appear as gray values.)
pixels in size. To be most effective, the shape
should appear on a solid white background. If you
want to define brushes with soft edges, select brush
shapes composed of pixels with gray values.
(Colored brush shapes appear as gray values.)
2
Choose Define Brush from the Edit menu.
3
Name the brush and click OK.