What tool do I use to "paint" a selection like a paint brush

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I have been using Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 for years and have a paintable mask tool that I can't find in CS2. Do you know if there is such a tool? TIA
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I have been using Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 for years and have a paintable mask tool that I can't find in CS2. Do you know if there is such a tool?

You can paint on any mask with the Brush tool. Black masks, white unmasks.
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I have been using Micrografx Picture Publisher 10 for years and have a paintable mask tool that I can't find in CS2. Do you know if there is such a tool? TIA

You use the paint brush tool, or any other painting tool. Every painting tool can be used to paint a mask, and furthermore you can run filters on masks and do anything else you like on a mask.

You create a mask by entering the QuickMask mode (hit Q on the keyboard), or you create a mask on a layer by using the Add Mask command from the Layer menu. Then start painting!

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You guys are awesome! Thanks for your help. I gotta tell ya, Photoshop is a little intimidating to us armchair retouchers. I know its got a great deal with what a person grows up with as I am sure that Photoshop seems very natural to use for you but I am struggling! I loved Micrografx Picture Publisher but it is time to let dead dogs lay and move one... (sniff)
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it.
Ronald Reagan
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