Photoshop

Brushes palette overview

In the Brushes palette, you can select preset brushes, like in the Brush Preset Picker, but you can also modify existing brushes and design new custom brushes. The Brushes palette contains the brush tip options that determine how paint is applied to an image.

The brush stroke preview at the bottom of the palette shows how paint strokes look with the current brush options.

Brushes palette with Brush Tip Shape options displayed

A.
Locked

B.
Unlocked

C.
Selected brush tip

D.
Brush settings

E.
Brush stroke preview

F.
pop‑up menu

G.
Brush tip shapes (available when Brush Tip Shape option is selected)

H.
Brush options

Display the Brushes palette and brush options

  1. Choose Window > Brushes, or click the palette button  on the right side of the options bar if you have a painting tool, erasing tool, toning tool, or focus tool selected.
  2. Select an option set on the left side of the palette. The available options for the set appear on the right side of the palette.
    Click the check box to the left of the option set to enable or disable the options without viewing them.