Где-то мне попадались библиотеки кистей. Пороюсь сегодня в подшивке "Photoshop User". А вот что заявляется нового в 7-й версии. (С кистями там действительно будет отрада. По поводу совместимости с 6-й версией завтра постараюсь уточнить.)
• Healing Brush for removing wrinkles, crows feet, and signs of aging
• Supercharged floating Brushes palette
• File Browser for sorting and organizing images
• Built-in Spell Check and Find/Replace function
• New Pattern Maker Filter
• Fully Mac OS X Native / Windows XP Compatible
• Loads of new preset Shapes, Brushes, Textures
• Tool Presets let you create custom tools with your favorite settings
• Customizable Workspace lets you configure Photoshop your way
• Easier, more automated Rollovers in ImageReady
• Background color transparency from within Save for Web
• Metallic Pantone color swatches
• New Patch Tool for removing spots, specs, and dust
• Updated interface to match OS you're using
• Enhanced print preview
• Pop-up menu of commonly used new document sizes
• New Auto Color feature helps remove color casts from images
• Greatly improved Picture Package and Web Gallery automations
• New Turbulence and Zoom tools in Liquify
• Liquify Save Mesh lets you create at low res, apply at hi-res
• A Master Diameter control lets you change the size of ANY brush
• Dramatically larger Filter previews in filter dialogs
• Lots of tweaks, enhancements,and improvements throughout
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