© 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning Chapter 7 Using Painting Tools

Paint and patch an image Create and modify a brush tip Use the Smudge tool Use a library and an airbrush effect © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Chapter Lessons

Use painting tools to modify colors in images Painting tools include brush tips and brush sizes Use painting tools to obtain: –Deep, rich colors –Bleached or blurred colors –Filter-like effects © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Understanding Painting Tools

Each Brush Library contains a variety of brush tips Additional Brush Libraries include: Assorted Brushes Basic Brushes Calligraphic Brushes Drop Shadow Brushes Dry Media Brushes Faux Finish Brushes Natural Brushes Natural Brushes 2 Special Effect Brushes Square Brushes Thick Heavy Brushes Wet Media Brushes © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Brush Libraries

Effects of painting tools are applied to whatever areas the pointer contacts Painting tools are similar to real painting brushes in the way their effects are applied © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Painting Tools

Painting Samples © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning View images modified with various painting tools (Smudge, Burn, etc.)

Painting Tools © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Understanding Fade Options Brush settings that determine how and when colors fade toward the end of brushstrokes Fade option settings are measured in steps valued from 1 to 9999 Use the Size Jitter Control option in the Brush panel to set fade options for a painting tool © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Fade Options Available © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using the Patch Tool Located on the Tools panel under the Healing Brush tool Used to cover a selected area with pixels from another area, or a pattern Tool matches the texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled pixels © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Patch Tool Options Select the area to fix, click the Source option button on the Options bar, then drag the selection over the area to replicate Select the area to replicate, click the Destination option button on the Options bar, then drag the selection over the area to fix © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Painting with a Pattern To replicate an area within an image on a new or existing layer: –Create a tiled effect using imagery and the Pattern Stamp tool © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using Content-Aware Fill Replace pixels using Content-Aware Fill: –Make a selection –Click the Edit menu, then click Fill –Select Content-Aware from the Use list arrow –Click OK © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Create and Modify a Brush Tip Used to change the size and pattern of the brush used to apply color Select a brush tip from the 12 brush libraries © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Brush Tip Modifications Use the Brush panel to adjust brush tip settings © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Applying a Tint Use brush tips to apply a tint to a grayscale image © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Use the Smudge Tool Use the Smudge tool to blur colors and create impressionistic effects © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Modifying Smudge Settings To modify smudge settings: –Click the Smudge tool on the Tools panel –Click the Click to open the Brush Preset picker list arrow –Select the brush and other settings © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Use a Library and an Airbrush Effect Used to apply gradual tones to an image to create a diffused effect on the edges of pixels Located on the Options bar on the Brush panel © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Applying the Airbrush Effect Apply with any brush tip size using one of the following tools: –Brush tool –History Brush tool –Dodge tool –Burn tool –Sponge tool Flow setting determines how much paint is sprayed while the mouse button is held © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Restoring Pixel Data Use the History Brush tool to restore painted pixels Use the Art History Brush tool to re-create imagery using pixel data, but with more stylized effects –Includes options for Style, Area, and Tolerance © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using Brush Tip Libraries 12 brush libraries can replace or be appended to the current list of brushes To load a brush library: –Click the Click to open the Brush Preset picker list arrow –Click the Brush Preset picker list arrow –Click Load Brushes –Click one of the libraries © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Managing the Preset Manager Used to manage libraries of preset brushes, swatches, gradients, styles, patterns, contours, custom shapes, and tools To display the Preset Manager: –Click Edit on the Application bar –Click Preset Manager © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Preset Manager Options Shown below is the Preset Manager dialog box for Brushes © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning