digital brush

Screen painting tool

A digital brush is a software tool that simulates traditional painting or drawing implements on a screen.

Digital brushes replicate the behavior of physical brushes, pencils, airbrushes, or other mark-making tools, with adjustable settings for size, opacity, texture, and pressure sensitivity: She painted the entire portrait using a single digital brush.

Artists working in programs like Photoshop or Procreate often build custom brush libraries for different effects.

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bristle · opacity · pressure · pressure sensitivity · layer · blend · pixel · canvas · art software · pen · smudge · airbrush · preset · watercolor · illustrator · tip · soft edge · flow

Opposites
physical vs. virtual medium

digital brushbristle brush

Tool with stiff fibers

palette knife · watercolor brush · paintbrush

traditional vs. modern art tools

digital brusheasel painting

Artwork created on standing support

oil paints

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G