Photoshop Painting & Brush Tools

Complete Index of All Painting Tools

Photoshop’s painting and brush tools allow you to create artwork, retouch images, blend colours, and build digital illustrations. These tools are essential for artists, retouchers, designers, and anyone who works with colour and texture.

This page groups all painting-related tools into clear categories, reflecting how they are used in real creative workflows. It includes core brush tools, erasers, smudge and blur tools, fill tools, history brushes, and essential helpers for painting.

Note: While not a Photoshop tool, a graphics tablet (Wacom, XP‑Pen, Huion, etc.) is highly recommended for painting. Pressure sensitivity dramatically improves brush control, blending, and natural drawing feel.

Click any tool below to open its full tutorial.