Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 User Manual page 239

Creating a custom brush of a dog. When you paint with this brush, you paint on dogs.
Do one of the following:
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To use part of the image as a custom brush, select part of an image.
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To use the entire layer as the custom brush, deselect everything.
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Use the painting tools to draw a brush shape and select it. You can use hard-edged or soft-edged strokes, or vary
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the opacity of strokes to achieve soft-edge effects.
Choose Edit > Define Brush or Edit > Define Brush From Selection.
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Name the brush and click OK.
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See also
"About the Preset Manager" on page 37
To set up pressure-sensitive tablet support
Photoshop Elements is compatible with most pressure-sensitive digitizing tablets, such as the Wacom tablets. With
a software control panel for your tablet installed, you can vary brush tool properties based on the chosen tablet
options and the amount of pressure you apply with your stylus.
In the Editor, select the Brush tool in the toolbox and then set Tablet Option in the options bar that you want to
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control with pen pressure.
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