Photoshop

Creating a Custom Brush

When creating digital artwork, there are many software applications that you should have in your arsenal. One of the most fun is Corel Painter. It does an excellent job of simulating traditional media and allows you to create very natural looking artwork. Photoshop can also be a powerful medium for fine art painting, but out of the box, it doesn't posses the same tools for imitating natural media as Painter. One of the keys to successfully using Photoshop to create digital art is the ability to create custom brushes to achieve the technique you want. Your brushes can simulate oils, watercolors, acrylics, or any other type of media. They can also be shapes that possess grainy or wash effects. In the following example, we are going to create a fine oil brush, and armed with the knowledge of creating this one, you should be able to make your own brushes using the same techniques. More...