Paint with the Pixel Paint tool

The Pixel Paint tool lets you paint or erase using square, pixel-shaped blocks.

  1. Choose the Pixel Paint tool by doing one of the following:
    • Click Pixel Paint in the Tools sidebar or choose if from the grouped tools.
    • Choose Tools > Pixel Paint from the Tools menu at the top of your screen.
  2. Customize the Pixel Paint tool:
    • Color: Click the color well to choose a color or click to pick a color from the image.
    • Pixel Size: Drag the Pixel Size slider to adjust the size of the Pixel Paint tool block. Press and hold the Option ⌥ key to extend the range of the Pixel Size slider beyond 500 pixels. You can also manually enter a value from 1 px to 1000 px.
    • Blend Mode: Click the Blend Mode pop-up menu to choose a blend mode.
    • Opacity: Drag the Opacity slider to adjust the transparency of the Pixel Paint tool.
  3. Drag on the canvas to paint.

Erase with the Pixel Paint tool#

  1. Click the Erase Mode checkbox to turn on the Pixel Eraser mode.
  2. Customize the Pixel Eraser tool:
    1. Pixel Size: Drag the Pixel Size slider to adjust the size of the Pixel Eraser tool block. Press and hold the Option ⌥ key to extend the range of the Pixel Size slider beyond 500 pixels. You can also manually enter a value from 1 px to 1000 px.
    2. Opacity: Drag the Opacity slider to adjust the transparency of the Pixel Erase tool.
  3. Drag on the canvas to erase.