May 9, 2008
Fun with custom brushes
I really liked the way that this piece turned out, so I thought I would post it. I was experimenting with making my own custom brushes in Photoshop. It is a very simple process and can yield some pretty fantastic results.
To create a custom brush in Photoshop:
- Make a shape or group of shapes to serve as your brush.
(I used a simple tall rectangle for mine.) - Make a selection around your shapes.
- Go to Edit>Define Brush Preset, and create your brush.
- Open the Brushes Engine (Window>Brushes) to see and edit your newly created brush. There are tons of options that allow you to customize your brush to your hearts desire, so play around with the settings for a bit.
I then painted a basic shape with my newly created brush and used the
Warp Tool (Edit>Transform>Warp) to bend the shape. Finally, I applied several layer styles to get the final effect.
For a more detailed tutorial check out the original post on PSDTUTS.com. This site is a fantastic way to fine tune your Photoshop skills.
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Raluca C
Very creative outcome I must say:unexpected well together this sepia photo with the almost electric color of the brush(speacking about the IF theme for this week”electricity”:))!…Seems to be not complicated,acording to the exposed explanations;is nice of you to share some tehnics,you make me give a try:))
May 10th, 2008
imwithsully
Meet Eric, the our new tutorial master. When I need some Photoshopping done, I know where to look.
May 27th, 2008
Megan Boley
I really like this. I am not sure why I haven’t made a custom brush. I am doing it first thing tomorrow. Thanks!
Jan 9th, 2009
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