Photoshop CS5: Painting with the Mixer Brush

Introduction
Introduction
Using the exercise files

1. The Wacom Tablet: Maximum Expressive Control
Understanding the axes of motion
Assigning TouchRing functions

2. Bristle Tips
Monitoring brush orientation with the 3D Brush preview
Choosing the right brush shape
Using bristle tips
Adjusting bristle length
Changing the thickness of the bristles
Adjusting brush stiffness
Understanding options for angle adjustment
Changing bristle spacing

3. The Mixer Brush
Using the Preset Brush Behavior menu
Color wells: Reservoir and pickup
Using the Wet, Load, Mix, and Flow controls to adjust color behavior
Loading and cleaning the Mixer Brush: Manual or automatic
Sampling color from all layers
Using the Transfer panel to adjust paint dynamics

4. Surface Texture
Selecting patterns from the Pattern Library
Simulating canvas texture
Setting texture scale
Locking textures
Adding 3D appearance to strokes

5. Brush Library Organization
Understanding tool presets and brush presets
Saving tool presets
Organizing the Tool Presets panel

6. Improved Workflow with Keyboard Shortcuts
Quickly loading and cleaning the Mixer Brush with keyboard shortcuts
Loading the brush with multiple colors from an image
Using the Color Picker Heads-Up Display
Using additional color selection options

7. Dip Your Brush into a Photograph: Expressive Interpretation
Creating an underpaint layer to remove photographic detail
Restoring detail

8. Painting from Scratch with the Mixer Brush
Creating a color mixing layer
Loading brushes to enhance visual interest
Adding detail to a painting

Conclusion
Goodbye