Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
PROJECT: DIGITAL PAINTING
The Mixer Brush tool gives you flexibility, color-mixing abilities, and brush
strokes as if you were painting on a physical canvas.
About the Mixer Brush
In previous lessons, you've used brushes in Photoshop to perform various tasks.
The Mixer Brush is unlike other brushes in that it lets you mix colors with each
other. You can change the wetness of the brush and how it mixes the brush color
with the color already on the canvas.
Photoshop brushes have realistic bristles, so you can add textures that resemble
those in paintings you might create in the physical world. While this is a great fea-
ture in general, it's particularly useful when you're using the Mixer Brush. You can
also use an erodible tip to achieve the effects you might get with charcoal pencils
and pastels in the physical world. Combining different bristle settings and brush
