. For more information on presets, see Using
and Creating Presets.You can choose from many artistic Brush Tips or create, save, and share your own.
To reset Brush Tip options to their default values, on the Tool Options
palette click the Presets drop-down list and choose Default, or click
the Reset to Default button . For more information on presets, see Using
and Creating Presets.
To use a Brush Tip:
Choose a brush type from the Tools Tool palette.
Choose the foreground and background colors and materials. See Basics of Using the Materials palette.
On the Tool Options palette,
choose a shape: round 
, or square 
. For
information on creating your own brush tips, see Creating
Brush Tips. Note: To create rectangular,
elliptical, or angled brush tips, start with the round or square shape
and modify it using the Thickness and Rotation options.
Specify the brush options such as size, opacity, hardness, thickness, and rotation. See Setting Brush and Paint Options and Using the Brush Variance Palette.
For the Airbrush, in the Rate edit box select the rate at which the brush applies paint (from 0 to 50). Use a value of 0 if want to apply a consistent amount of paint. Use higher values if you want more paint applied when you drag the mouse slowly or pause the mouse. Note: To reset brush options to their default values, on the Tool Options palette click the Presets drop-down list and choose Default.
Drag in the image to paint as follows:
For all painting tools, to apply the foreground material, drag with the left mouse button.
For all painting tools, to apply the background material, drag with the right mouse button.
For all painting tools, to paint a straight line, click once at the beginning point, then press Shift and click the end point. To continue the straight line, move to the next point and press Shift and click.
For the Airbrush, to build up color in one area click and hold the mouse at one position.
Using the Brush Variance Palette
Painting with the Paint Brush or Airbrush
Setting Brush and Paint Options