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The next section is really interesting. Colour Dynamics allow you to change the way colours work in your brush. To see this effect I have set the brush colour to red.

(Before colour Dynamics)

Hue jitter does just that, it varies the hue of the brush along the stroke. So when this is set low you will see a range of colours from yellows to reds, but if set to 100% you will see a whole range of colours from all hues.

Saturation jitter varies the saturation of the brush. So some spots of colour will be desaturated while others will be bright and vivid.

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Brushes are really easy to use. Go on, open up photoshop, select the brush tool from the menu and have a go!

Using a mouse for brushes can be done, but an external drawing tablet (such as those made by wacom) really enable brushes to become smooth, lifelike and realistic. They allow for variable pressure (so when you press hard, more paint is applied) and some allow for tilt so when you tilt the pen, the stroke is different.