Photoshop

Create a brush and set painting options

  1. Open the Brushes palette by clicking the brushes palette button in the options bar. Make sure the Brush tool is selected to see the button.
  2. In the Brushes palette, choose an existing brush preset to modify or select a brush shape from the Brush Tip Shape panel of the Brushes palette. You can also create a new brush tip from an image.
  3. Select Brush Tip Shape on the left side of the Brushes palette, and set options. See Brush tip shape options.
  4. Set other options for the brush as needed. See the following sections for information about the options.
  5. To lock brush tip shape attributes, click the unlock icon . To unlock the tip, click the lock icon .
  6. To save the brush for use later, choose New Brush Preset from the Brushes palette menu.
    Note: To save your new brush permanently or distribute it to other users, you must save the brush as part of a set of brushes. Choose Save Brushes from the Brushes palette menu, and then save to a new set or overwrite an existing set. If you reset or replace the brushes in the Brushes palette without saving it in a set, you could lose your new brush.