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# Painting tools

| Tool              | How it works                                                                                                              |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Brush             | Click and drag to create a brush-like swath of foreground color on image.                                                 |
| Pencil            | Click and drag to create a pencil-like streak of foreground color on image.                                               |
| Color Replacement | Click and drag to replace image color with foreground color.                                                              |
| Mixer Brush       | Click and drag to mix foreground color with colors from the image.                                                        |
| History Brush     | Set source in History panel. Click and drag to return image to the selected  point in the History panel.                  |
| Art History Brush | Set source in History panel. Click and drag to return image to a stylized version of selected point in the History panel. |