Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

SET UP THE BRUSHES AND HUD for your art projects
Photoshop CS6 introduces new Erodible tip and
Airbrush tools. You can use these tools, along with
the Mixer Brush tool, Bristle tips, and Heads Up
Display, for any drawing or painting project, whether
starting from a reference photo or starting with a
blank canvas or paper.
Erodible tips are similar to graphite or pastels in that
they wear down with use over time. The Airbrush tips
are like painting with an airbrush, with a preview of
the spray projection available when using a stylus or
by setting the Mouse Pose in the Brush panel to show
the projection with a mouse.
The Mixer Brush tool lets you blend colors together
directly on open documents. You can specify the
wetness of the canvas and the amount of paint for
the brush to pick up.
The Bristle tips show the length, thickness, density,
and texture of the brushes for more natural painting.
The HUD is an on-screen color picker. Pressing
Ô+Control+Option (right-click+Alt+Shift) as you click
makes the HUD appear under the cursor. Drag the
cursor without lifting the keys to change the hue or
lightness/saturation.
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1 Click File ➪ New.
2 In the New dialog box, click in
the fields and set the width and
height to 12 inches and the
resolution to 100.
3 Click OK.
4 With the new document open,
click and hold the Brush tool and
select the Mixer Brush tool.
5 Click the Brush Preset drop-down
menu.
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6 Click the gear menu button ( )
and select Large List.
7 Click a brush such as Watercolor
Brush on Dry.
8 Press Ô+Control+Option (rightclick+Alt+Shift)
as you click and
hold the pen or the mouse
button.
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9 When the HUD appears, release
the three keys and drag the
cursor around the shade box.
0 Still pressing and holding the pen
or mouse button, press the
spacebar.
! Position the cursor over the Hue
bar.
@ Release the spacebar without
lifting the pen or releasing the
mouse button.
# Drag along the Hue bar to select
a hue.
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