Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 241

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Painting
2 Select the Brush tool in the toolbox.
Specify Brush tool options in the options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint.
3
To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point.
You can specify any of the following Brush tool options:
Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop-up
Brushes
menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.
Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box.
Size
Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.
Mode
Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show
Opacity
through. Drag the pop-up slider or enter an opacity value.
Enables airbrush capabilities. This option applies gradual tones to an image, simulating traditional
Airbrush
airbrush techniques.
Sets the options to control with your stylus if you are using a pressure sensitive drawing
Brush Tablet Options
tablet instead of a mouse.
Sets additional brush options.
More Options
More Help topics
"About blending modes" on page 227
"About foreground and background
"About brush options" on page 241
"Add a new brush to the brush
"Set up pressure-sensitive tablet
Use the Pencil tool
The Pencil tool creates hard-edged freehand lines.
In the Edit workspace, select a color to paint by setting the foreground color.
1
Select the Pencil tool in the toolbox. (The Pencil tool is nested with the Brush tool
2
3 Set Pencil tool options in the options bar, as desired, and then drag within 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.
You can specify any of the following Pencil tool options:
Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop-up
Brushes
menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.
Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size pop-up slider or enter a size in the text box.
Size
Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image.
Mode
Sets the opacity of the paint you apply. A low opacity setting allows pixels under a paint stroke to show
Opacity
through. Drag the pop-up slider or enter an opacity value.
colors" on page 227
library" on page 243
support" on page 244
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