Painting and Drawing - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 328

The Impressionist Brush
applies a painterly effect
to the picture as you brush
over the surface.

BEFORE AFTER

The Impressionist Brush tool
In addition to these standard painting options, Elements has a specialist Impressionist
Brush tool that allows you to repaint existing images with a series of stylized strokes. By
adjusting the special paint Style, Area, Size and Tolerance options, you can create a variety
of painterly effects on your images.

Impressionist Brush Tool workflow:
1 Pick Impressionist Brush from the toolbox. You may have to select the tool from
the Options bar. To reveal, click and hold the cursor over the Brush tool to reveal
the sub tool menu. Select the tool from these entries.
2 Select brush size, mode and opacity from the options bar.
3 Set the style, area and Tolerance values from the More Options panel.
4 Drag the brush over the image surface to paint.

As well as the Size, Mode and Opacity settings normally
found on a Brush tools options bar, the Impressionist
Brush also has these extra adjustable characteristics avail-
able via the Advanced button located on the right of
the bar.