photoshop natural brushes

[ElVeN]

I don't have the luxury of owning a version of painter at the moment. I have photoshop 7, but am getting frustrated with the clean look of the classic bushes. can anyone help me out by letting me know how to create a brushes to simulate natural paint, the rougher the better.

lets get messy

thanks in advance to anyonw who helps me out on this one.

one day i may even get some web space so i can post something for crits

this is the best forum on the web

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[Blind]

I don't have any experence with creating brushes in PS, but have you tried the ones that come with PS? Although I've not really used brushes other than the plain round ones, my PS6 came with other brush libraries: Natural Brushes 1 & 2, Faux Finish, Calligraphic, etc.

[ElVeN]

yeah i've tried out the brushes that came with the program, but still can't find one to suit all purposes. i just thought there might be a special place where you can download some brushes. tonight i'll work on making a couple of my own custom brushes.

thanks for replying blind

take it easy

e

[2byts]

its incredibly easy to create brushes....just find a picture of what you think might make a nice brush...(anything!!! leaves...stones...sponges...clouds...) and use "define brush" it will then convert your selection into a paintbrush!!

[Blind]

Hey, I found this site that might have something you're looking for: Another Brush Resource (http://www.anotherbrushresource.com/brushes.html)

I haven't tried anything they have there. but it seems to have a lot. GL...

[ElVeN]

thanks guys

i'll try and download some of those brushes off that site when i get back to my home machine. but for now - back to work.

actually had a good session with the wet brushes in ps last night. i wish ps had the selection of brush presets you get with painter. but once you've got them saved it's all good.

cheers

r

[sparky | emily]

in PS7, it's really easy to make great natural brushes by sampling b&w images of natural images, and combining them with the brushes that come with it, adding to and taking away from the brush. Also, when you append a set that comes with PS, take a look at the selection of brushes in the brush editor, you'll see that there are quite a few that you don't usually see because they are hidden and used as part of the dual brushes.

[Gamoron]

The way I do it;

create a new image, work in black and white. choose any brush and make a mess there on a white background. Make something that might have interesting texture or a cool stroke. then fiddle with it, affect the brightness and contrast, blur it if you want, draw some more, affect the curves, whatever. Make a Selection. Then do the Edit>DefineBrush on the selected area. Now choose the defined brush and edit the settings of the brush and right-click>New Brush. Delete the base brush.

I'm coming up with images now that are equally good as Painter. I can't rotate the canvas in Photo like you can in Painter but hell, you can't rotate a canvas on an easel.

Fool with it and you should get something you like.

[ElVeN]

thanks everyone

this forum is great. everyone has been really helpful. its taking me some time to make the transition to a digital medium but i'm looking forward to the results that ensue.

now all i need is to quit work and get some web space

cheers

r

[Atomick]

A co-author on my previous Photoshop book, Bert Monroy, created a lot of the brushes in Photoshop 7. He's a Richard-Estes-style hyperrealist painter. Not a figurative painter, but his work is pretty neat. Any of his books from New Riders Publishing would be gret for brush tutorials. great guy to boot.

If you see him at a conference, attend a seminar. He gives great demo. :-)

<http://www.bertmonroy.com>

Hope this helps!