Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Click the Create new brush ( ) button in the lower right of the Brush Presets panel. The Brush Name
dialog box appears. Type the name
My Large Rounded Brush
, and click OK. This brush now appears
in the Brush Preset panel for future use.
Store your brush for future use.
Using the Airbrush feature
In this section, you discover how to change the brush characteristics to act more like an airbrush. Using the
airbrush option allows your paint to spread, much like the effect you would have using a true (non-digital)
airbrush.
1
Select Round Fan Stiff Thin Bristles from the Brush Preset panel. Make sure the size is still close to 205
px. If not, use the slider to change it to that value now.
2
Press
D
to return to the Photoshop default colors of Black and White.
3
If the Mode drop-down menu (in the Options bar) is not set to Normal, set that to Normal now.
4
Click and release with your cursor anywhere on the image to stamp a brush stroke onto the image. Do
this a couple more times. You can press the
[
(left bracket) or
]
(right bracket) keys to change the size of
the stamped brush.
Stamp the brush stroke to produce the effect of dabbing the brush onto the image.
5
Now, Select the Enable airbrush-style build-up effects ( ) in the Options bar. Notice that you can
change the flow, or pressure, of the paint coming out of the airbrush using the Flow control to the left.
In this example, this is set to 50%.
6
Using the same brush preset, click and hold your image to notice that the paint spreads as you hold.
