From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Photoshop (2019)
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Creating brushes - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Photoshop (2019)
Creating brushes
- [Instructor] Let's take a look at how to create a custom brush preset in Photoshop. It's great that you can access lots of built-in brushes and load other brushes from third-party resources, but sometimes you just need to create your own new brush for a particular use. So, to create a new brush, take one of the tools that use brushes, I'll just take the brush tool, and click on the button in the Options bar that looks like a folder to open the brush settings panel. Here you have dozens of attributes that you can apply and customize for your new brush. Starting with the brush tip shape, right here at the top, and you can control the size, the roundness, angle, hardness, and spacing. So, for example, if I make a brush that's 100 pixels in size with a 45 degree angle, 10% round, and 100% hardness, I get brush that can make calligraphy effects. From there I can turn on shape dynamics, and add jitter to vary the size, angle, and roundness. I'll enter in 50% for each of those. You can see…
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Setting appropriate document settings3m 6s
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Creating a new document preset2m 5s
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Using elements of the Photoshop interface4m 4s
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Organizing and customizing the workspace4m 57s
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Configuring application preferences2m 10s
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Navigating a document4m 51s
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Using rulers1m 38s
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Using guides and grids3m 20s
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Placing assets in a Photoshop document3m 50s
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Using Adobe Camera Raw to process images4m 46s
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Setting the foreground and background colors4m 13s
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Creating and customizing gradients5m 29s
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Creating and editing swatches3m 38s
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Using brushes, shapes, and patterns3m 9s
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Creating brushes3m 33s
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