You already know that several Photoshop CS tools can be applied with brush strokes. Tools like the healing brush, the clone stamp, the dodge, burn, and sponge tools, are all applied with the tip of a digital brush. You have also seen how you can use a brush to selectively manipulate effects using adjustment layers. What you may not have seen, is the variety of options Photoshop CS provides when it comes to brushes and painting.

In this lesson, you will become familiar with the paint bucket (fill tool), the standard paint brush, and the pencil tool. You will also learn how to use the airbrush feature and how to work with custom brushes.

As you have seen, there is a multitude of Photoshop effects and features that can be applied with brushes. If you learn how to get more control over your brushes, you will also be learning how to get more control over these effects and features.