reset brushes, load/append brushes, view brush options, and create or
delete brushes.
To use the floating Brushes palette, press the Brushes icon in the
Toolbox and drag the palette away from the Toolbox. You can dock
the Brushes palette on the Docking bar.
To select a brush
Select a painting tool and then press the Brushes icon in the Toolbox.
A palette of preset brushes appears. Click a brush to select it and the
palette closes.
Note: The Brushes icon is not available in the Toolbox when one of
the following tools is selected: Crop, Wand, Lasso, Marquee, Oval
Marquee, Row Selection, Column Selection, Pencil, Remote Move.
While painting, you can use the context menu to change brushes and
select painting options. Access the context menu by pressing Con-
trol+click (Mac) or right-click (Windows).
Brushes palette menu
Access this menu if you want to perform the following functions:
create brushes (see To create a new brush on
page 31.617);
modify existing brushes (see Modifying brush shapes on
page 31.617);
delete brushes (see To delete brushes from the palette on
page 31.617);
Drag the palette away from
the Toolbox to use the
floating Brushes palette
Current brush
Select a brush in the
pop-up palette
Brushes palette menu
Tip
The Brushes icon appears in
the Toolbox in place of the
Strokes palette when one of
the following painting tools is
selected: Eraser, Paintbrush,
Marker, Airbrush, Neon, Rub-
ber Stamp, Smudge, Blur,
Sharpen, Dodge, Burn,
Sponge.