diff --git a/op/paint/doc.go b/op/paint/doc.go
index 5ace0c0a..b7b569ab 100644
--- a/op/paint/doc.go
+++ b/op/paint/doc.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 /*
 Package paint provides drawing operations for 2D graphics.
 
-The PaintOp operation draws the current material into a rectangular
+The PaintOp operation draws the current brush into a rectangular
 area, taking the current clip path and transformation into account.
 
-The material is set by either a ColorOp for a constant color, or
+The current brush is set by either a ColorOp for a constant color, or
 ImageOp for an image.
 */
 package paint
diff --git a/op/paint/paint.go b/op/paint/paint.go
index 3daf5371..4c247d68 100644
--- a/op/paint/paint.go
+++ b/op/paint/paint.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/op"
 )
 
-// ImageOp sets the material to an image.
+// ImageOp sets the brush to an image.
 type ImageOp struct {
 	// Rect is the section if the backing image to use.
 	Rect image.Rectangle
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ type ImageOp struct {
 	handle interface{}
 }
 
-// ColorOp sets the material to a constant color.
+// ColorOp sets the brush to a constant color.
 type ColorOp struct {
 	Color color.RGBA
 }
 
-// PaintOp draws the current material, respecting the
+// PaintOp draws the current brush, respecting the
 // clip path and transformation.
 type PaintOp struct {
-	// The destination rectangle to paint. If necessary, the material is resized to
+	// The destination rectangle to paint. If necessary, the brush is resized to
 	// cover it.
 	Rect f32.Rectangle
 }