The Brush Tool Photoshop Elements 8

The Brush Tool ( B ) - Shortcut The brush tool is one of the most useful tools in Photoshop Elements It can serve as a traditional paint brush but has many other applications

Changing the size of the brush [ - smaller ] - bigger You have 3 options: Click where the number is and input a new number Move the slider bar up or down Press the [ and ] buttons on the keyboard

Changing the type of brush Photoshop has many different types of brushes. You can load premade paintbrushes into Photoshop. You can even make your own paintbrush!

Changing the type of brush You have 2 Options: Click on the down arrow at the top of your workspace Right click anywhere on your current artwork TIP: The number under each brush is the size in pixels

Selecting different brush sets Open the brush window Click on the down arrow Move the mouse to the brush set you would like to choose

How to load a brush After you have opened up the brush window CLICK ON THE ARROWS Move your mouse to Load Brushes… and click

You will have to chose a the file location (where you saved .abr) TAKE THEM DIRECTLY FROM THE GOODIES DRIVE! TIP: All of the brush files end in .abr *Example: stars.abr*