| Brush category | Description | "Good for" (usage tips) | Example image |
| Pencils | Simulates real pencils. Grain can be controled. Pencils can only make the color darker (I call this a multiplying tool). You can not use a white pencil on a darker background | Good for sketching and for adding dark, thin details (the multiplying makes this tool work almost like a Burn tool) |  |
| Eraser | Eraser. Variants include different size and opacity and falloff settings | Erasing your errors :-) | N/A |
| Pen | Different pens simulating real pens. Some are multiplying, some covering. | Good for creating text, for sketching etc. The flat color pen can be used as an eraser. The Scratchboard Rake can be used to create hair. |  |
| Airbrush | A covering tool with soft falloff. Variants include different size and opacity settings. Also a special Splatter Airbrush | The one and only tool! The Airbrush can be used for anything. Painter's airbrush feels different than in other paint programs. It's very soft and gradual. Creating gradients with it is easy. |  |
| Chalk | Natural looking chalk simulation. The amount of grain can be controlled. | Of course, if you want a 'chalk look' this tool is excelent. Can be used in places where the Airbrush is too smooth. Creates more grainy surfaces than the Airbrush. |  |
