10 TOOLS · CATEGORY

Painting

Draw, paint, erase, sample color, and build raster artwork directly on image layers.

COMPARE CAPABILITIES

Choose the right tool

Each card opens a focused guide with the purpose, exact workflow, example outcomes, and a practical tip.

Brush

Brush paints soft or hard strokes with configurable size, opacity, flow, and pressure.

Paint illustrations and annotations

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Pencil

Pencil draws crisp, hard-edged marks without the soft falloff of a brush.

Create pixel art and sharp details

Mixer Brush

Mixer Brush blends existing canvas colors as if they were wet paint.

Create painterly transitions

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Texture Brush

Texture Brush repeats a textured stamp along a stroke for organic, patterned marks.

Add grain, foliage, clouds, or fabric texture

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Eraser

Eraser removes pixels or clears the active channel with brush-like control.

Clean unwanted paint and rough edges

Line

Line draws a straight raster stroke using the active color and width.

Add dividers and underlines

Fill

Fill replaces a connected color area with the current foreground color.

Recolor flat illustrations

Gradient

Gradient creates a smooth transition between colors across a chosen distance and direction.

Create skies and abstract backgrounds

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Raster polygon

Raster Polygon paints a filled many-sided shape directly into the active pixel layer.

Block out angular silhouettes

Eyedropper

Eyedropper samples an exact color from the canvas and makes it the active paint color.

Match an existing brand color

RECOMMENDED WORKFLOW

How to use Painting tools

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Define the exact area or result you need, then choose the closest tool from the comparison below.
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Work on a separate layer or through a mask when possible so the original image remains intact.
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Check edges and detail at 100% zoom, then undo or refine any change that feels too strong.

Put a tool to work

Open the editor, load an image, and apply the selected guide in practice.

Open editor