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| With a Paint tool Selected, this is where you go to
access Photoshop's Paint Engine Controls. |
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The Brushes palette
is Opened and Closed by (F5) or by use of the Toggle
button  .
This can also be accomplished by clicking the Brushes
tab  .
Clicking the White triangle on the tab will Open a pop-up menu as
displayed on the Left. |
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| Let's first take a look at the Pop-up
menu. This menu is categorized into 8 main sections. Selections
made in the Brushes palette determine what is available in the pop-out
menu at any given time. |
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| Section
1 |
| Expanded View... Opens
and Closes the perimeter tabs to the Left of the Brush preview pane. |
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| Section
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| New Brush Preset...
This handy Selection allows the user to Create New Brushes from
pre-existing ones in the palette by changing the characteristics
using the various perimeter tabs and controls. |
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| Section
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| The Selections available here basically
turn ON or OFF preset Controls. |
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| Section
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| Once a Brush is Selected... these Selections
allow the user to Rename or Delete
the Brush from the Library. |
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| Section
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| This is where you go to change how
the brushes will be displayed in the preview pane. |
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| Section
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| Preset Manager...
(*See Preset Manager defined in the Help Index.) |
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| Section
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| Reset Brushes... restores
Default library set. |
| Load Brushes... allows
the user to ADD additional whole library sets to present library. |
| Save brushes... allows
the user to SAVE Created sets. |
| Replace Brushes...
allows the user to swap out Library sets. |
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| Section
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| Displays All installed brush libraries
for easy access. |
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| The Left panel to the Brushes palette
can be be explained easily by separating it into two sections, we'll
define as Top and Bottom. |
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| The Top section contains tabs that
allow the user to access Control panels to the various categories
listed. Clicking on the name to a tab Opens the Controls. |
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| The Bottom section has standard presets
that can be applied. Simply Checking a box here will apply the presets
effects to the currently Selected tool. Unchecking any box will
remove it's effects from the tool. |
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| In Addition... The Brush Presets
Selection allows the user the ability to Select Brushes from the
panel on the Right. |
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The Master
Diameter slider (Bottom of palette) allows the user to
alter any Selected brushes size. |
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Copyright © 2006-2007 Glenn Schemenauer - Spacific
Designs™ - All rights reserved. |
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