What does the History Brush Tool do?

What does the History Brush Tool do?

• A. Paints a recreation of the selected state or snapshot
• B. Deletes the selected area
• C. Applies filters to the current layer
• D. Creates a new history state from the current pixels

Answer: (A)

The History Brush Tool lets you repaint parts of your image using how those parts looked at a saved earlier moment. You pick a past state or snapshot from the History panel, then brush over areas to apply the pixels from that state onto the current image. This creates a selective undo effect: you can restore detail or revert edits in specific regions without changing the rest of the image. It isn’t about deleting something, applying filters, or creating a new history state from the current pixels by itself; it uses the chosen past state as the paint source to reintroduce previous visuals where you brush.

The History Brush Tool lets you repaint parts of your image using how those parts looked at a saved earlier moment. You pick a past state or snapshot from the History panel, then brush over areas to apply the pixels from that state onto the current image. This creates a selective undo effect: you can restore detail or revert edits in specific regions without changing the rest of the image. It isn’t about deleting something, applying filters, or creating a new history state from the current pixels by itself; it uses the chosen past state as the paint source to reintroduce previous visuals where you brush.