Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

12. Painting

In This Chapter

• Working with Brushes

• Using the History Brush Tool

• Using the Art History Brush Tool

• Using the Pattern Stamp Tool

• Using the Gradient Tool

In this chapter we’ll cover how to paint with solid colors, gradients, patterns, and, believe it or not, past versions of an image.

Painting with brushes in Photoshop boils down to a few basic steps. You select a tool that uses brushes, select a preset or create a new brush, then click and/or drag to paint. Brush strokes are actually composed of repeated applications of the brush tip, which can be spaced out to appear separately (e.g., a dotted line) or overlapping so closely that the effect is of one seamless stroke. The Brush Settings panel and the Options bar are home to many ...