Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Select the Brush tool and Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl+click (Mac OS) on the
canvas to open the contextual Brush Preset picker. Select the Soft Round brush (this
is the i rst brush.) Slide the Size slider to 25 and the Hardness slider to 5. Press Enter
(Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to exit.
Change the brush size to 25 pixels, and
the hardness to 5%.
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Using the Opacity slider in the Options bar, change the opacity of the brush to
85 percent, or type
85
into the Opacity text i eld.
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Position your cursor over a brown color in the Swatches panel. In this example, Dark
Warm Brown is selected, but you can choose any color you want.
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Using the Brush tool, paint the boy's hair. Notice that at 85 percent, the color is
slightly transparent but still contains some of the image information underneath.
You'll now paint the boy's hair more realistically.
Painting the hair at 85 percent opacity.
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Choose File > Revert to return the image to the last saved version. Leave the i le open.
