Watch the video above then read the instruction below which document the actions taken in the video. The video above is intended as a visual indicator of where to go next, the detail of the tutorial is contained within the textual content of the page below:

Brushes can range from the most basic one pixel brush with a hard edge to complex preset brushes that give very dynamic effects. The video above only demonstrates a few of the brushes and draws basic swirls on screen with these brushes, it is highly recommended that you spend some time playing around with these brushes and experimenting for yourself. Using some of the more complex brushes can introduce subtle effects that are available to artist working with physical media (paint on canvas) and sometimes lost in the realm of digital media.

To start select the Brushes Tool.

Once you have the Brushes tool selected you can paint/draw onto your image with the foreground colour in your colour selector. In the option bar you can click on the drop down menu to adjust the brush you are using. Within the dropdown menu you have the option to either manually adjust your brush or select a preset brush. The manual adjustment gives you the accuracy to select the the exact Diameter of you brush between 0 - 2500px and you can also select the Hardness of the edge between 0 - 100%, 0% being the softest edge and 100% being the hardest edge.

Once you have the ability to select the colour you wish to work with, the size of the brush and the hardness of the edge you have everything you need to make a start.

Many more brush options are available within the Brush Palette but we will come back to these in a subsequent tutorial, but for now just play with the preset brushed and discover what they are capable of. In my 10 years experience I have rarely needed anything that goes beyond the preset brushes.

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