| PaintShop Photo Pro X3 for Photographers FIG 8.7 Color gradients are easy to add and draw. FIG 8.8 Add a pattern to give an extra dimension to the brush. · · · · · Use the Swap buttons (double-headed arrows) to swap foreground and background colors and materials. Click the Style button at the base of the Foreground/Background Properties boxes to choose any of the three styles you wish to work with: Color, Gradient, or Pattern. Click the Texture button to add texture to the paint strokes. Click the Transparent button to add transparency to the brush. If you are happy with a particular combination in the palette, click the All tools checkbox to lock it and to apply the settings to all the tools. Working with Brush Tools PaintShop Photo Pro comes with a staggering array of brushes and brush tips, enabling the user to create a range of simple, or incredibly sophisticated, painting tasks. Brush tools introduce the photographer to the concept of original creativity ­ you can literally make something from nothing using one of PaintShop Photo Pro's brushes (in the same way that you might with a crayon and a blank sheet of paper). 212