How to Change Brush Color in Photoshop

Knowing how to change the brush stroke color in Photoshop is a breeze. With only two simple steps and some handy keyboard shortcuts, you can change the color of your brush so quickly that it won't interrupt your workflow.

What You'll Learn in This Photoshop Tutorial

How to change the brush color in Photoshop
What are the Color Picker shortcuts in Photoshop?

How to Change the Brush Color in Photoshop

Step 1

To choose a specific color, double-click on the Foreground Color in the toolbar. This will open the Color Picker window. Choose the color you want and click OK.

double-click on the Foreground Color to open the color picker — Pastel crystallized patterned background

Step 2

To change the brush color in Photoshop to the default colors of black and white, press the D key.

pres x to set your brush color to black and white

Step 3

Press the X key to swap the Foreground and Background colors.

Step 4

To switch to the Color Picker temporarily, hold Alt/Option with the Brush tool active.

Choose a color, and when you let go of Alt/Option, you will automatically switch back to the Brush tool. This option is excellent for digital painting and retouching.

That's How to Change the Brush Stroke Color in Photoshop!

Congratulations! You now know how to change the brush color in Photoshop. With a few simple keyboard shortcuts, you can quickly and easily change the brush color to whatever you need without constantly having to go to the Color Picker tool.

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Note: This tutorial was written with the aid of an artificial intelligence tool. It has been thoroughly edited and checked for accuracy by the Envato Tuts+ editorial team.