Drawing a straight line with the Brush Tool in Photoshop

Drawing a straight line with the Brush Tool in Photoshop

Q. Is it possible to draw a straight line with the brush tool in photoshop?

A. Yes, hold shift whist you click and drag the paint brush across the canvas. If you choose a 1 px brush and hold shift whilst drawing the line it will create a straight 1 px line etc. This method of pressing shift whilst you draw to keep the cursor in a straight line also works with a number of the other tools including the eraser and the clone stamp.

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