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Different Effects with Brushes

by BarryHilton, Adult NetSurprise

In this tutorial we'll be looking at getting more from your brushes... simple changes that can have a big effect on your brush strokes, allowing for more creative designs!

We'll be editing some of the Airbrushes... so first, select the Airbrush Tool from the main tool bar. Then click the downarrow next to the currently selected brush on the Brush Options menu (if you can't see it, go to the Window drop down menu and select Show Options)... You should see the menu below...

Click on the 21 brush and draw a line on your image, this will give you a solid line (the standard Airbrush)... like our example below...

Now, we'll edit this basic brush... go to the Brush Options menu again and click on the little down arrow to bring up the menu above... Select the 21 brush again, then click on the arrow pointing right and select New Brush from the menu... This will make a copy of the 21 brush and bring up the menu below...

Now, alter the spacing to 50%, click OK then draw a line on your image... This time you don't get a solid line, but a series of 'dots' like in our example below...

Next, repeat the steps above, only this time select the brush you just made, it will be added at the bottom of the brush selector menu... This time change the spacing to 100%, for more spaced out dots... Draw a line on your image and you'll have something like our example below...

Next, repeat the steps above selecting the 100% spacing brush you just made, it will be added at the bottom of the brush selector menu... Change the Hardness to 50% to create a less blurred 'dot', making a brush stroke like our example below...

Now, try again, this time changing the Hardness to 100%... You'll have a brush like our example below...

As you can see you can make many diffefrent effects with just one starting brush! Experiment with some of the other brushes or even make up your own for some awesome effects quickly and simply!!!