Using the painting tools

The Paintbrush tool and the Pencil tool let you paint the current foreground color on an image. The tools create different effects:

• The Paintbrush tool creates soft strokes of color.
• The Pencil tool creates hard-edged freehand lines.

To use the Paintbrush tool, Pencil tool:

1. Specify a foreground color. (See Choosing foreground and background colors.)
2. Select the Paintbrush tool or Pencil tool .
3. Do the following in the options bar:
• Choose a preset brush. (See Working with brushes.)
• Specify a blending mode. (See Selecting a blending mode.)
• Specify an opacity. (See Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure.)
• For the Pencil tool, select Auto Erase to paint the background color over areas containing the foreground color. (See Using the Auto Erase option.)
4. Do one or more of the following:
• Drag in the image to paint.
• To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift, and click an ending point.