Creating custom pixel brushes

To edit an existing brush do one of the following:

• With the Paint Brush Tool selected, on the context toolbar, click More.
• On the Brushes panel, -click the brush you would like to modify and select Edit Brush.
• On the Brushes panel, double-click the brush you would like to alter.
• On the Brushes panel, click Edit Brush.

1. -click the brush you would like to modify and select the option.

To create a custom preset brush stroke from scratch:

On the Brushes panel, click Panel Preferences and then select:

• New Intensity Brush—creates a brush stroke based on the opacity values of a raster image. In the pop-up dialog, navigate to and select a file, and click Open.
• New Round Brush—creates a brush stroke based on a circular shape.
• New Square Brush—creates a brush stroke based on a rectangular shape.
• New Image Brush—creates a brush stroke based on the color values of a raster image. In the pop-up dialog, navigate to and select a file, and click Open.

The new brush is added to the selected category using default settings. To edit the default settings, follow the procedure below from step 3 immediately below.

To create a custom preset brush stroke from a preset:

1. On the Brushes panel, select a brush and click Edit Brush.
2. In the dialog, click Duplicate and then Close.
3. Select the new brush at the bottom of the panel and click Edit Brush.
4. Adjust the settings in the dialog. See Modifying brushes for more information.
5. Click Close.

To create a custom image brush from a pixel selection:

1. Make a selection using a pixel selection tool.
2. On the Brushes panel, choose a category to save your brush to.
3. click Panel Preferences and then select New Brush From Selection.

The image brush is added to the end of the current brush category. Custom intensity brushes can also be created from a mask layer that has a pixel selection in place by using the same process.