▪ Identify the use of brush, pencil, paint

bucket and history brush tools.

▪ Determine the use of gradient tool.
▪ Explain on how to create a Custom Shape.
▪ Create an artwork about the effect of social
media in students.
 The Brush tool can be found in
the eight row of Photoshop’s toolbar.
Brushes are used to apply colored
pixels to an image.
 The Brush Interface and Control

Brush presets

Brushes panel

Display Option

Brush Tip
Shapes
1. The Brush presets are located at the
top-left of the Options palette when
the Brush tool is selected.
2. The Brushes panel can be accessed by
clicking this icon in the Brush tool’s
Options bar.
3. Choose the display option for the
presets from the preset menu.
4. The basic brush settings such as Size,
Shape and Angle as well as spacing
control can be accessed by clicking the
Brush Tip Shape section at the top.
 The opacity of the
brush defines how
transparent the paint is.
By default, it is set to
100% but you can reduce
this using the opacity
slider in the options bar.
 Flow is like opacity
but is a dynamic
property. Whereas
opacity sets a value for
the maximum amount of
opacity, Flow sets the
minimum amount.
 The Brushes panel is opened by
clicking the icon at the top-left of the
options bar. The panel contains a setting
called Spacing. This controls how frequently
Photoshop places a dab of paint as you drag
the brush.
SPACING DEFAULT VALUE is 25%
 While painting, you can also choose
a new color from the image by holding
down the Alt key. The Brush tool changes
to the eye dropper, allowing you to
sample a color from any pixel.
 The pencil tool is nothing more than a
rip off from the brush tool. Nearly all the
same options and tools are available to the
pencil tool as are available with the brush
tool.
 Activate the pencil tool by pressing
Shift + B on your keyboard. Click and drag
to paint the canvas, holding Shift while
dragging with the mouse forces the pencil
tool to produce straight edges.
 Access pencil tool presets by
clicking the arrow to the right of the
pencil tool icon at the top of the stage.
Brush Tips and
Diameters: The next
few options control
blending mode and
opacity of each
pencil stroke.
Blending and Opacity:
The Auto Erase button works like an
on/off switch. It automatically transforms
the pencil tool into a makeshift eraser by
matching colors with the background color.
 The Paint Bucket is the simplest of
the painting tools. It is used to fill areas
with solid color or patterns.
• blending mode
• opacity control
• behind
• clear
• Painting in behind mode gives
results similar to what you would get
if you painted on a layer below
another layer; but instead your paint
is applied to the same layer.
• Clear is only available on layers
other than the background. It allows
you to use the paint bucket or line
tool to erase pixels to transparency.
 To use the Fill command, simply go
to Edit menu → Fill or press Shift + F5 on
your keyboard.
 Custom shapes
work in much the same
way as custom patterns.
Use any of the vector-
based tools or selection
tools. This can be the pen
tool or any of the custom
shape tools.
 A gradient is a fill consisting of
two or more colors blending together.
To create a gradient:
1. Click on the Gradient tool.
2. Select your style options. When
the tool is selected, the appear on
the options gradient options bar.
The buttons represent various
available gradient styles.
3. Make your color selections. When the
tool is selected, the gradient options
appear on the options bar. The color bar
lets you choose the gradient colors:
4. Indicate which layer you want. In the
Layers panel, select the layer on which
you want to paint.
5. Select an area to fill. Using the selection
tool, select the area of the layer you
want to fill.
6. Draw the gradient. Point with the
mouse to where you want the
blending to begin, then drag the
mouse to where you want the
blending to end.
 History Brush is used to selectively
restore color, detail, smoothness,
saturation, or any other image attribute
from an earlier point in a picture's
history.
1. First, on the tools panel, click the
Foreground panel.
2. A new window will pop-up, select
your desired color and click OK.