Photoshop Tutorial: Using Brushes

Using brushes is a simple way of doing advanced effects very simple. In this tutorial I will show you how to install and use brushes.

First of all we need some brushes, I thought we could do a photo-manipulation with some scar-brushes.

Here is two good scar-brushes for you to download:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3935857/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3958285/
(Click on the 'Download to Desktop' button to download it)

You can save them anyware you want on your computer.

Now open Photoshop and click on the 'Brush Tool':


Then press on the brush or the arrow right to the brush:


You will not find a little arrow, press on that one and the 'Load Brushes...'


Find the file you downloaded, select it an press 'Load'. Do the same thing with the other brush you downloaded.

Now press on the arrow right to the brush again:


Scroll down and you will find the new brushes you have added. I opened a picture of Elisha Cuthbert and played around with the new brushes. Here is my result:

Original:


Brushed:



If you have questions or comments, just ask.

nice tutorial, kind of scary picture.

- pure -

Neither of the brush links work. I really need more brushes.

The links are updated.

Awesome! But can someone like search on deviantart or something for nice brushes and post them here. I have never been able to find any brushes.

This is my attempt at it

I tried it to, but I haven't had the time to upload it to imageshack ...

You can see it here though. Its one pic that I have edited two times. There is still something that is missing though, but I'm very pleased with them


http://the-betrayed.com/forums/showpost ... ostcount=1

http://the-betrayed.com/forums/showpost ... stcount=12

Jeezz... there goes my apetite. :p

Before:


After:

Not so attractive now is she?

I remember not getting a good result from this tutorial at first but then i discovered that I was choosing the brushes as a "pencil" instead of a brush that made the brush effect too compact. Using the brushes as a brush tool gives the brushes different opacity levels which is what is needed with this sort of effect.

Brush as the pencil lol

You are doing great job. Keep it up

Best Regards

Smart Solutions
http://www.smartsolutions.net

Kotik, are you still looking for Photoshop brushes? Have you tried Photoshop Flock? You can get them here if you are still interested:

http://22pixels.com/flock.php

Hope this helps you out some.

wow, cool tut and nice brushes. thanks

Great Tutorial...my first thread read here..and already i have increased my Photoshop knowledge by leaps and bounds
I still need to FIND a brush hook up!
THANKS for the FLOCK link though!!! woot woot!
I might post some of my results using this techinique IF i can get the results to where i dont look like TOO much of a noob