On the Photoshop on the web homepage, select Upload file and browse for a file on your device.
Last updated on
6 November 2025
Learn how to add colors to images.
Select Paint > Brush . Then, select Foreground color in the toolbar and choose the color you’d like to use.
From the Brush presets dropdown menu, select the required option.
Tip
Select the More menu icon in the Brush presets panel to Manage brushes or Reset to default brushes. You can also set the Brush size & hardness and Flow in the options bar.
Select More options and choose the Blend mode to specify how the active layer blends with the layers underneath.
Adjust the sliders for the following options:
- Opacity: Controls maximum transparency of the color you apply per brush stroke. A value of 100% represents opaqueness.
- Angle: Specifies the angle by which an elliptical or sampled brush’s long axis is rotated from the horizontal.
- Roundness: Specifies the ratio between the brush’s short and long axes. A value of 100% indicates a circular brush, 0% indicates a linear brush, and intermediate values indicate elliptical brushes.
- Smoothing: Produces smoother curves in brush strokes. Higher values apply increasing amounts of intelligent smoothing to your strokes.
Enable the Use pressure for size and Use pressure for opacity options to allow you more control over the brushwork by preventing the brush preset from controlling the pressure sensitivity settings.
Select and drag anywhere on the image to start painting.
