Change colour of a brush in photoshop

**Go The Power** · 06-22-2007, 07:04 PM

Hi,
I was wondering how to change the colour of a brush in photoshop?

**nickster_uk** · 06-22-2007, 07:16 PM

Just choose the brush tool and then click the colour picker...you can then 'browse' to your colour preference or copy n paste the number code in the box next to the # symbol. Is that what you mean?

**nickster_uk** · 06-22-2007, 07:20 PM

**Go The Power** · 06-22-2007, 07:22 PM

Yes that is what I was after thanks.

I was clicking on the wrong brush tool

**koala** · 06-22-2007, 07:23 PM

1. This button in the left toolbar allows you to switch between foreground and background colour. The red square in this example shows that red is the foreground colour and white is the background. Click the arrow to switch between these 2. Click the small black and white overlapping squares to revert to default black foreground and white background.

2. Use the Swatches menu to select a colour. This will appear in the toolbar on the left as the foreground colour, to be used by whichever tool is selected.

3. Or you can create colours using the Color sliders. The warning ! sign lets you know if the colour created is within the web-colours range.

EDIT: 3 replies in the time it took me to copy/paste my screenshot and type my reply

**Go The Power** · 06-22-2007, 07:27 PM

Thank you Koala I was wondering what that did.

Edit: lol, Your information and Nicks was both very helpful.

**nickster_uk** · 06-22-2007, 07:36 PM

Hehe you're welcome Alex..i'm still getting to grips with Photoshop myself.

ebackhus · 06-22-2007, 11:51 PM

In Soviet Russia, Photoshop grips YOU!

If you can find ANY training on Photoshop I strongly recommend you get it. Before I took classes on it I was afraid to do anything but convert BMP to JPG with it. Now it's a regular member of my army.

**Go The Power** · 06-22-2007, 11:56 PM

Ok thanks EB I was thinking about it .Maybe there should also be a Photoshop/ Graphic design academy at TSF!

ebackhus · 06-23-2007, 12:11 AM

There was but V-Six and I suspended classes so we could reorganize it a bit more. Keep your eyes open in the future and it should be back!

**Go The Power** · 06-23-2007, 12:14 AM

Cool, I will be watching out for that.

**nickster_uk** · 06-23-2007, 07:19 AM

Ditto

**KoosHopeloos** · 06-25-2007, 02:29 AM

I'll keep my eyes open as well!

**Go The Power** · 06-25-2007, 02:48 AM

Would you be able to estimate when it would be open again?

ebackhus · 06-25-2007, 11:32 AM

Honestly I can't say right now. There are a few things going on with who is now in charge of Design.

**Go The Power** · 06-25-2007, 03:50 PM

Ok thanks

ebackhus · 06-25-2007, 10:47 PM

I'm very pleased to see the high interest in having the design school. I really wish I could give the green light but that's not in my power to do so. I'll bring it back up in what in my demented mind is called "The Senate" (more accurately, the management area. I'm weird...) and see if I can get some yummy design school up and running.

**Go The Power** · 06-26-2007, 12:58 AM

Good luck, I hope to see it up.

06-22-2007, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
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06-22-2007, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Just choose the brush tool and then click the colour picker...you can then 'browse' to your colour preference or copy n paste the number code in the box next to the # symbol. Is that what you mean? __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

06-22-2007, 07:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

06-22-2007, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Yes that is what I was after thanks. I was clicking on the wrong brush tool __________________

06-22-2007, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,336 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop 1. This button in the left toolbar allows you to switch between foreground and background colour. The red square in this example shows that red is the foreground colour and white is the background. Click the arrow to switch between these 2. Click the small black and white overlapping squares to revert to default black foreground and white background. 2. Use the Swatches menu to select a colour. This will appear in the toolbar on the left as the foreground colour, to be used by whichever tool is selected. 3. Or you can create colours using the Color sliders. The warning ! sign lets you know if the colour created is within the web-colours range. EDIT: 3 replies in the time it took me to copy/paste my screenshot and type my reply __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 06-22-2007 at 07:25 PM.

06-22-2007, 07:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Thank you Koala I was wondering what that did. Edit: lol, Your information and Nicks was both very helpful. __________________ Last edited by Go The Power; 06-22-2007 at 07:28 PM.

06-22-2007, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Hehe you're welcome Alex..i'm still getting to grips with Photoshop myself. __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

06-22-2007, 11:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop In Soviet Russia, Photoshop grips YOU! If you can find ANY training on Photoshop I strongly recommend you get it. Before I took classes on it I was afraid to do anything but convert BMP to JPG with it. Now it's a regular member of my army. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-22-2007, 11:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Ok thanks EB I was thinking about it .Maybe there should also be a Photoshop/ Graphic design academy at TSF! __________________

06-23-2007, 12:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop There was but V-Six and I suspended classes so we could reorganize it a bit more. Keep your eyes open in the future and it should be back! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-23-2007, 12:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Cool, I will be watching out for that. __________________

06-23-2007, 07:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Ditto __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

06-25-2007, 02:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
KoosHopeloos TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 555 OS: Windows XP Pro & Windows Vista Ultimate browsing the web with FF, Opera, Safari and IE.	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop I'll keep my eyes open as well! __________________ KoosHopeloos, straight to you from .nl via the world wide web!

06-25-2007, 02:48 AM	#14 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Would you be able to estimate when it would be open again? __________________

06-25-2007, 11:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Honestly I can't say right now. There are a few things going on with who is now in charge of Design. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-25-2007, 03:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Ok thanks __________________

06-25-2007, 10:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop I'm very pleased to see the high interest in having the design school. I really wish I could give the green light but that's not in my power to do so. I'll bring it back up in what in my demented mind is called "The Senate" (more accurately, the management area. I'm weird...) and see if I can get some yummy design school up and running. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-26-2007, 12:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,972 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Change colour of a brush in photoshop Good luck, I hope to see it up. __________________