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Mixer Brush Tool
Mixer Brush Tool lets you paint in Photoshop as if you are painting on a real canvas. It lets you pick
colour from the canvas. That is why it is also known as a realistic painting technique which mixes
colours on the canvas, combines colours on a brush and wetness across a stroke. It gives sober bristle
effects and textures that resemble those in paintings that you might create on a canvas. It mixes
with the colour in the background and with the canvas itself. It converts photos into artwork without
applying filters, etc.
Follow the below steps to use the Mixer Brush Tool:
Step 1: Open a new document and select the Mixer Brush Tool from the Tools panel.
Step 2: Select the desired brush from the Brush Presets Picker in the Options bar.
Step 3: To sample a colour either you can click on the Current brush load from the Options bar and
select the desired colour. Or press Alt key and click from where you wish to sample colour in
the current image.
Step 4: Set various options in the Options
bar according to your preferences.
Specifying the percentages of
Wet, Load, Mix and Flow effects
the outcome on the canvas.
Step 5: Click and drag the mouse on Original Mixer Brush applied
image to paint.
Load the brush after each stroke
Current Clean the brush after
brush load each stroke
Options bar of Mixer Brush Tool
Current Brush Load Swatch has three options:
Load Brush fills your brush.
Clean Brush removes color from your brush.
Load Solid Colors Only enables you to pick one color.
Load Brush after Each Stroke/Clean Brush after Each Stroke: Automatically loads your brush with
selected color and then cleans your brush after each stroke.
Blending Modes: Choose presets from Dry, Moist, Wet, Very Wet, etc.
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