Using the Brush Selector Bar

The Brush selector bar lets you choose from a variety of brush categories and variants. Brush categories are groups of similar brushes and media. Brush variants are specific brushes and brush settings within a brush category.

The name of the selected brush category appears at the top of the Brush selector bar. The name of the selected brush variant appears under the brush category name.

The Brush selector bar.

To display the Brush selector bar

• Choose Window menu > Show Brush Selector Bar.

To choose a brush from the Brush selector bar

1. On the Brush selector bar, click the Brush Category arrow and choose a brush category.
2. Click the Brush Variant arrow, and choose a variant.

Previewing Brushes

The Brush Category selector shows you a preview of the currently selected brush category and lets you choose a new brush category. The Brush Variant selector does the same for brush variants.

You can preview brush categories and variants as thumbnails or in list format. Brush variants can also be previewed as brush strokes. The Stroke view shows you both the dab type and brush stroke of the selected brush variant.

To display brush categories and variants as thumbnails or lists

1. On the Brush selector bar, click the Brush Category or Brush Variant arrow.
2. Click the selector menu arrow, and choose List or Thumbnails.

If you're displaying brush variants, you can also choose the Stroke view.

• The Stroke view is available only on the Brush Variant selector menu.

Items in the Brush selector bar can be displayed as thumbnails.

The Stroke view is available for brush variants.

Brush Selector Bar Menu Commands

The Brush selector bar menu commands are used for creating and loading brushes, working with brush variants, and manipulating brush strokes. For more information, see "Managing Brushes".

Moving and Docking the Brush Selector Bar

The Brush selector bar is displayed at the top-right of the property bar by default. It can be moved to a new location in the document window, or it can be docked to the edge of the document window or other palettes.

To move the Brush selector bar

• Point to the title bar of the Brush selector bar, and drag it to its new location.

To dock the Brush selector bar

1. Point to the title bar of the Brush selector bar, and drag it to the edge of the document window or a palette.
2. When the Brush selector bar is lined up with the edge of the document window or palette, release the mouse button.

The Brush selector bar snaps into place.

Closing the Brush Selector Bar

You can close the Brush selector bar to hide it from view.

To close the Brush selector bar

• Do one of the following:

• Choose Window menu > Hide Brush Selector Bar.
• If the Brush selector bar is undocked, click the close button on the title bar.