

That's all! Save the brush with the name Sketch Detail and test it. Change its Size and Spacing, and check Transfer. Starting a picture with a loose sketch is the best way to create something out of nothing, without planning, which makes the result more natural. You can use it in the first stage of drawing to sketch an idea before even realizing what you're drawing. It's chaotic and precise at the same time. This is my favorite brush, a very universal one. Save the brush by hitting the white card icon. Find our triangle on the list and select it. Select Chalk from the list of default brushes. We're going to use it as a part of our more complex brush, so don't worry about the name. Resize the noise layer with the Free Transform Tool ( Control-T) to make the white areas more apparent. Select Gaussian and drag the slider to the maximum.Ĭlip the noise rectangle to the triangle with Control-Alt-G.

Draw a rectangle with the Rectangle Tool ( U) in Pixel mode. Then draw a black triangle with it.Ĭreate a New Layer. Take the Polygon Tool and set Sides to 3. Don't forget to save your current set before this!Ĭreate a New File. Create a Textured Brush for Sketchy Ideasīefore we start, open the brush menu (where you select your sets) and click Reset Brushes. This way you'll understand how to create freely, without trying new brushes all the time.ġ. I'll also show you how to use them in the process of creating a detailed artwork. It will be smaller than the default set, and definitely less confusing. In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a basic set of brushes. This isn't about brushes, but about the person who's using them! Using Photoshop is not really about "pressing buttons" and waiting for the program to do something for us. You can't just take a brush, try to paint something with it, and search for a new brush when you fail. You could give them this default brush set and they'd still paint a beautiful artwork with it. And if you observed these professionals at work, you'd see they use a simple round or slightly textured brush most of the time. The problem is that the more complicated the brush, the harder it is to use it properly. The default brushes in Photoshop don't seem too useful for this purpose, but professional artists often share their palettes, so you can always download something more powerful. When you're just starting, you get this feeling that you need a separate brush for every effect you want. The Brush Tool is the most important tool for a digital artist, but it's also one of the trickiest ones.
