2011-01-02

[Tutorial] Define Photoshop brushes




Hello,
this is my first tutorial I'm writting. I will explain, how you can create own brushes and define them for later use.
You will need following:

  • Photoshop - This will be our tool for making brushes.
  • Some Knowledge of Photoshop - You need to know the basic functions and how to use them.
  • An Idea - You have to know what you want to make.
1. Create a new file (Ctrl + N) with the width and height you want the brush to be. In this tutorial I will be using 250x250 pixels, then create a new layer (Shift + Ctrl + N) and delete the 'background' layer.



















2. Draw the brush. You don't have to draw the same as I do. Make your own brush. Like you see, I made the graohic from different shapes.



















3. A few final steps left. Go to [ Edit > Define Brush Preset... ] Then give the brush a name. My brush will be named "Majinn's Brush". After doing that, click 'OK'. You can test the brush using the 'Brush Tool' ( B ).



















I guess that you want to know how to export this brush?

Go to [ Edit > Preset Manager... ]. From the drop-down menu, select 'brushes'. With the mouse, select the brush you want to export (or select multiple brushes when you hold [ Ctrl ] ). Then, simply click 'Save Set' and choose the directory you want to save the brush (or brushes).



















Hope that this tutorial helped. Anyway, wait for more!
Thank you for reading...