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You will learn a lot about how the Mixer Brush works by first playing with a white canvas and some paints, and then painting over a photograph.

(If you turn the Mix to ‘0’ paintbrush will only paint with the colour on the brush). ‘Mix’ controls the degree to which the colour on your brush will mix with the colour on your canvas. ‘Load’ controls how far your brush stoke will paint before falling off. It is important to note, that even if your colour square is transparent, Photoshop looks at the colour on the canvas, as the paint in your brush. ‘Wet’ controls the amount of paint on your brush. I rarely touch Flow, as I find I can achieve what I want without it. I use these 3 Mixer Brush Settings to control the brush. Unless, of course, you want to paint with the loaded colour 🙂 Note** Should you pick up a brush and it has a colour pre-loaded that you cannot get rid of (this happens with Photoshop’s Legacy brushes – they assume you want to paint with the foreground colour), click the dropdown menu next to the colour square and choose ‘Clean Brush’. The left brush icon toggle loads and unloads the paint.

When the colour square is transparent, the Mixer Brush will sample from the layer it is on, or under it or both. The brush icons toggle by clicking the icon ‘on’ and ‘off’

The sampled colour is shown in the colour square, and it is the colour that is loaded in your brush. The left brush icon toggles loading the paintbrush with the foreground colour, which can be sampled as required. In order to understand the Mixer Brush, you have to understand how it uses ‘paint’. Some brushes in his set are designated as Mixer Brushes, but the functionality on most of his brushes are set for specific uses.īrush functions are controlled by the settings, that will appear in the tool bar when you have the Mixer Brush selected: For example, the very popular Kyle’s Brush sets have specific functions. Be aware, however, that not all third-party brushes double as Mixer Brushes. You can also create your own brush heads for specific functions. Photoshop’s Mixer Brush is accessed from the Brush Tool flyout.Īny brush in Photoshop’s Legacy Brush set can be used as a Mixer Brush. Below is a run-through of the settings I use to give you an easy reference. The versatility of the Mixer Brush is controlled by its settings. She offers courses and programs that start at the beginner level. Michelle Parsley at Elevate Your Art is an excellent source for in-depth learning.

Lori Jill DiBiase’s, YouTube video does a very good job of showing how the Mixer Brush settings affect the paint result. With the Mixer Brush, you can create blurs effects that look more natural.īelow are a few pointers that can help you quickly get started on using the Mixer Brush. The Mixer Brush can also be used to create digital backgrounds or textures.