Brush // B
Note: If you have caps lock on, you won’t see your brush size preview.
Change Brush size and softness // Hold Alt & Right Mouse Button
Drag Up/Down to change brush size
Drag Left/Right to change brush softness
Alternatively Right click to bring up dialogue box, adjust size and softness
Colour Picker // Click the colour swatch on the toolbar
Hue// Right hand slider
Saturation// Left to Right
Brightness// Up and Down
Save a colour swatch// save a swatch from the swatch pallete.
Click the ‘new’ button to name and save the colour.
Choose colour from image // Hold Alt and eyedrop an area in your document
Switch Foreground/Background Colour // X
Reset Foreground/Background Black / White // Mini switch icon
Draw straight line // Make sure spacing is set to zero for a straight line. Click, Hold Shift, Drag, stop and let go of Left mouse button.
Point to point // Click, Hold Shift, Click Second point.
Line tool // Hold Shape tool, choose line, set to pixels.
You can hold space bar while creating the line to move it around.
Brush opacity // Drag over the ‘Opacity’ Word. Press number buttons at top of keyboard. 1=10% 5=50% etc. Zero is full opacity. Press numbers quickly to set any number, ie 45.
Erase // Select ‘clear’ mode to erase (keeps the same brush settings)
Flow // The amount of paint that is put down in airbrush mode.
Airbrush // The paint will build up if you hold your mouse button.
Create a New Document // 200×200 pixels. Background White.
Set foreground colour to Black // Black is visible, White is transparent.
Create your brush tip // Make a selection and fill with black.
Save Brush // Edit/Define brush preset. Name your brush.
Open the brush tab // Brush button or F5. Choose your brush.
Brush tip Shape // Adjust the spacing. 1% is a smooth brush.
Shape dynamics //
Angle Jitter, Control:Direction.
Size Jitter, Control: Direction
Save Brush // From The brush tab, click the ‘New Brush’ button.
Delete original // Open the Brush Preset tab. Select the old brush and press delete.
Rename Brush // Click the rename button.
Preset Manager // From The brush Preset tab, click the ‘Open Preset Manager’ button.
Save Set // Select your brushes, Click ‘Save set’. This will save a .abr file.
Preset Manager // From Preset Manager, click ‘Load’.
Choose file // Select your .abr file.
Use brush // You will find the brushes in the brushes tab, click brush tip shape to see your brushes.
