{"id":35163,"date":"2024-02-20T09:55:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=35163"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:14:51","slug":"using-the-new-adjustment-brush-tool-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-editing\/using-the-new-adjustment-brush-tool-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the new Adjustment Brush Tool in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photoshop's new Adjustment Brush Tool makes local image adjustments simple and intuitive, especially for Photoshop beginners. Learn how it works with this step-by-step tutorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Download the PDF: Using the Adjustment Brush Tool<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n

The new Adjustment Brush Tool, available in the Photoshop beta, is a simple and intuitive way to make tonal or color changes to specific areas of your image. <\/p>\n

The Adjustment Brush Tool combines the flexibility of adjustment layers with Photoshop\u2019s Brush Tool so it\u2019s easy to choose an adjustment and paint over the area in your image where you want the adjustment to appear.<\/p>\n

Beginner Photoshop users will benefit the most from the Adjustment Brush Tool, especially if you are not comfortable using layer masks. But more advanced users will find that it saves time by streamlining some of the steps. So let\u2019s see how it works.<\/p>\n

Which Photoshop version do I need?<\/h3>\n

For now, the Adjustment Brush Tool is only available in the Photoshop beta. It was added in February 2024.<\/p>\n

If you have an active Creative Cloud subscription<\/a>, you can install, update and open the Photoshop beta from the Creative Cloud Desktop app.<\/p>\n