Quick links to procedures on this page:

Displaying and customizing the Brush Selector

The Brush Selector lets you choose a brush library, select a brush from a brush category, and browse additional brush packs that can complement your creative set of brushes. It also allows you to view the most recently used brushes and organize and display brushes in various ways. For example, you can hide the recently used brushes to save screen space or hide brush categories and variants to expose the brushes that you use most.

Circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the Brush Selector.

 

The Brush Selector is also available as a floating panel that you can keep open to access brushes quickly and easily while you are painting. The Brush Selector panel has two viewing modes: compact and full view. In full view, both the brush categories and variants are displayed. In compact view, only the brush variants are displayed, which lets you see more brushes at a glance without the need to scroll. For more information about grouping, resizing, and docking panels, see Rearranging panels and palettes.

(left) Brush Selector panel in compact view; (right) Brush Selector panel in full view

To show or hide the Brush Selector Back to Top

 

Choose Window Brush Selector Bar.
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Full View).
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Compact).

*

You can close the Brush Selector bar and Brush Selector panel by clicking the Close button on the header bar.

To show or hide the Brush Pack Promotions bar Back to Top
To show or hide brush pack promotions Back to Top

*

This feature is available only when the Brush library panel is in full view.

To show or hide the Brush Library Selector Back to Top
To show or hide recently used brushes Back to Top

*

This feature is available only when the Brush library panel is in full view.

The list of recently used brushes includes only brushes from the currently selected brush library. Switching to a different brush library clears the most recently used brushes list.

To show or hide the dab and stroke preview window Back to Top

*

This feature is available only when the Brush library panel is in full view.

To modify the display of brush categories and variants Back to Top

 

Click the Brush library options button , choose Category Display, and choose one of the following:
Click the Brush library options button , choose Variant Display, and choose one of the following:
Click the Brush library options button , choose Category Display, and choose Show All Categories.
Click the Brush library options button , choose Variant Display, and choose Show All Variants.
Right-click a brush category or variant, and choose Set Custom Icon. Choose the drive and folder where the image is stored. Click the image file and click Open.
To resize the Brush Selector Back to Top

*

By default, when group labels are displayed, the height of the Brush Selector bar is the same as that of the property bar. However, if you want to make it more compact, you can change its height. For more information, see Interface preferences.

To move the Brush Selector Back to Top

 

To display the Brush Selector as a floating panel Back to Top

 

Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Full View).
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Compact).

Feedback
Was this page helpful? Send feedback. (Internet connection required.)