Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 142

CHAPTER 8
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Painting
Using the impressionist brush tool
The impressionist brush tool lets you re-create
your image as if it were painted with stylized
strokes. By experimenting with different style, area
size, and tolerance options, you can simulate the
texture of painting with different artistic styles.
The impressionist brush tool doesn't add new
color or use the foreground and background
colors.
Original image and with impressionist brush strokes
To use the impressionist brush tool:
1 Select the impressionist brush tool
Click the inverted arrow
2
sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes
pop-up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.
To learn more about using the brush presets,
see"Using pop-up palettes" on page 28.
3 To set the brush size in the options bar, drag the
Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box.
4 Choose a blending mode to control how the
brush affects existing pixels in the image.
(See "Selecting a blending mode" on page 135.)
5 To set the opacity, drag the pop-up slider or
enter an opacity value. (See "Specifying opacity,
strength, exposure, or flow" on page 138.)
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following options:
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Using the smudge tool
The smudge tool simulates the actions of dragging
a finger through wet paint. The tool picks up color
where the stroke begins and pushes it in the
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direction you drag. You can smudge existing colors
next to the brush
in your image, or smear foreground color on
the image.
To use the smudge tool:
1
2
sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes
pop-up palette, and then select a brush thumbnail.
To learn more about using the brush presets, see
"Using pop-up palettes" on page 28.
3
Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box.
Click the More Options button to specify the
Choose a style to control the shape of the paint
stroke.
For Area, enter a value to specify the area
covered by the paint strokes. The greater the
size, the larger the covered area and the more
numerous the strokes.
For Tolerance, enter a value or drag the slider to
limit the regions where paint strokes are
applied. A low spacing tolerance affects pixels
within a range of color values very similar to the
pixel you click. A high spacing tolerance affects
pixels within a broader range of color values.
Drag in the image to paint.
Select the smudge tool
Click the inverted arrow
To set the brush size in the options bar, drag the
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next to the brush