Tap and hold the brush icon from the toolbar to bring up the Brushes panel.
Learn how to use default brushes to draw and paint with Photoshop on the iPad.
With Photoshop on the iPad, you can draw and paint with brushes — whenever, wherever inspiration strikes.
Not sure where to begin? Start with selecting a brush type to create your composite.
1. Tap from the toolbar to select the brush tool.
2. A small triangle in the lower right corner of the brush icon represents hidden tool options. Long press the brush icon to reveal the Brushes panel.
3. In the Brushes panel that opens, you can scroll through a list of default brush types. Tap to select the desired brush type and apply to the canvas.
Note: The brush type used in your previous session remains selected when you use the brush tool again. You can always come back to the Brushes panel and change your brush.
You can adjust brush properties from the floating options panel to suit your creative work.
To bring up the tool options, simply tap the brush icon from the toolbar.
To access more Brush settings, tap the three dots () icon at the bottom of the tool options bar. You can modify more brush settings as desired:
You can now bring all your custom brushes into Photoshop on the iPad. Follow these simple steps to load your favorite brushes in Photoshop on the iPad:
Tap and hold the brush icon from the toolbar to bring up the Brushes panel.
In the Brushes panel, tap the '+' icon at the bottom to load more custom brushes while you work:
Discover new brushes: Use this option to discover and download hundreds of free brushes to work with.
On selecting Discover new brushes, you are taken to the Kyle Webster page in your web browser. You need to be signed in to see the brushes. Once you download an ABR brush file, you can simply tap and open it in Photoshop on your iPad from the iOS files app directly. You can also add it by tapping the '+' icon from within the Photoshop app.
Import from files: Add any supported ABR brush file by tapping the brush file saved on your device.
In the Brushes panel, tap the three dots () icon at the upper right corner to manage your brushes:
Manage brushes: Opens the Manage brushes panel.
Reset to default brushes: Resets your Brushes panel to show the default brushes only.
Learn More: Leads you to the Helpx article that describes all of the features that are part of the Brushes panel in Photoshop on the iPad.
Additionally, in the Manage brushes panel:
Tap Done to save your changes.
You can now use a brush you wish in any of your Photoshop documents and unleash your creativity.
You can also create your own brush in Adobe Capture and import it in Photoshop on your iPad. To learn more, see Create brushes in Capture and use them in Photoshop.
In Photoshop on the iPad, you can adjust the pressure sensitivity of your Apple Pencil for a more precise brushing experience while compositing. To manage Apple pencil settings, do the following:
While using the Brush tool you can activate the primary touch shortcut to access the Eraser version of your Brush, and activate the secondary touch shortcut to switch to the Eyedropper tool.
To know more about how to use the touch shortcut, see Touch shortcuts and gestures.
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