Create a brush and set painting options

1. Open the Brushes panel by clicking the brushes panel button in the options bar. Make sure the Brush tool is selected to see the button.
2. In the Brushes panel, choose an existing brush preset to modify or select a brush shape from the Brush Tip Shape panel of the Brushes panel. You can also create a new brush tip from an image.
3. Select Brush Tip Shape on the left side of the Brushes panel, 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.

   • Brush shape dynamics

   • Brush scattering

   • Textured brush options

   • Dual brushes

   • Color dynamics Brush options

   • Other dynamics brush options

   • Other Brush 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 panel 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 panel menu, and then save to a new set or overwrite an existing set. If you reset or replace the brushes in the Brushes panel without saving it in a set, you could lose your new brush.

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