Photoshop Zone

Photoshop brushes are tools often underestimated. Download the set, load it and click over your canvas: this is the typical use of them. Today I want to show you some powerful features of brushes. We will start with a musical note shape to create a custom brush and deal with some options like shape dynamics and scattering. Preview: Click on the image for a larger preview: step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop – mine is an A4 document – and fill it with a dark blue (#0a3556) Step 2 Create a new layer, set white as foreground color, grab a large soft brush and start gently painting over the canvas. Create a few spots on different layers and reduce the opacity. Take in mind that these soft light effects, that now look flat and boring, will be made more vivid using adjustment layers. Why don’t we simply apply a gradient overlay to the background? By using a brush and clicking on different layers you have a better control on how the background wil...

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