Hot Keys

When a brush tool is active, you can use hot keys to interactively adjust brush settings.

You can customize your hotkeys in PreferencesInterfaceHotkeys/Menus. In addition to the menu and palette sections in this editor, paint-specific bindings can be found under SpecialPaint.

Brush Modes

F – Cycle through brush modes

1 – Paint

2 – Erase

3 – Hide

4 – Show

5 – Smear

6 – Blur

7 – Sharpen

C – Color grab

L – Clone brush reset

O – Opacity

P – Aspect ratio

R – Inner/outer radii

S – Brush size

T – Rotate

V – Twist canvas

X – Reset brush

Z – Snap mode

– – Marquee subtract

= – Marquee add

Ctrl + K – Clear layer

Ctrl + L – New layer

Ctrl + M – Merge down

Ctrl + T – Transform layer

Ctrl + I – Invert layer

Alt + H – Toggle marquee

Alt + I – Invert mask

Alt + X – Delete active layer

Space – If a brush is in use, opens the Hot Spot Editor to access paint functionality.