Adobe photoshop cs2 User Manual
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
To rename a preset brush
Do one of the following:
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Select a brush in the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, and choose Rename Brush from the palette menu.
Enter a new name for the brush, and click OK.
Enter a new name for the brush, and click OK.
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If the Brushes palette is set to display brushes as thumbnails, double-click a brush, enter a new name, and click OK.
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If the Brushes palette is set to display brushes as a list or text only, double-click a brush, enter a new name inline,
and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
To delete a preset brush
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In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, select a brush, and choose Delete Brush from the palette menu.
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In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the brush you want
to delete.
to delete.
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In the Brushes palette, select a brush and click the Delete icon
, or drag a brush to the Delete icon.
To save a set of preset brushes as a library
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Choose Save Brushes from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes palette menu.
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Choose a location for the brush library, enter a file name, and click Save.
You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/Brushes folder inside the
Photoshop program folder, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Brush Preset picker menu and Brushes
palette menu after you restart Photoshop.
Photoshop program folder, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Brush Preset picker menu and Brushes
palette menu after you restart Photoshop.
You can also use the Preset Manager to rename, delete, and save libraries of preset brushes. For more information,
see “About the Preset Manager” on page 67.
see “About the Preset Manager” on page 67.
Blending modes
About blending modes
The blending mode specified in the options bar controls how pixels in the image are affected by a painting or editing
tool. It’s helpful to think in terms of the following colors when visualizing a blending mode’s effect:
tool. It’s helpful to think in terms of the following colors when visualizing a blending mode’s effect:
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The base color is the original color in the image.
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The blend color is the color being applied with the painting or editing tool.
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The result color is the color resulting from the blend.
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