Sample
or Preset files are available at the main index Mastering
Brushes for Photoshop. |
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| Here's a simple way to Create Bubble brushes... |
| 1.) Open a New Document. Go to File > New. Make it 200 X 200 pixels at 300 dpi in RGB Mode on a White Background. Select the Foreground Color swatch and change to a Bright blue. (I used #3366FF.) |
2.) Hold the Sift
key and tap M until the Elliptical Marquee
tool 
becomes Selected. Go to the Options bar and set Style to Fixed Size,
then change Width and Height to 100 pixels. |
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3.) Click the Create
a new layer button 
(located Bottom) of the Layers palette to Create a New blank layer.
Go to the work area now and click to Create a Selection. |
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| 4.) Press Alt+Backspace to Fill the Selection, and leave the Selection ON. |
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5.) Hold down the
Shift key and press O until the Dodge
tool 
becomes Selected. Now, go to the Options bar and change brush to
the Soft Round 35 pixels and set Range
to Highlights and Exposure to
20%. |
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| Position brush in the Top Left area as shown and click several times to Create a nice glow. |
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| Move the brush to the Right half of the image now and Click+Drag in a cresent shape downward several times to Create more highlights (Left image). Turn OFF the Selection now by pressing Ctrl+D and You shall have a image similar as shown on the Right, ready to be made into a brush. |
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| 6.) Create the brush. Go to Edit > Define Brush Preset, name it as you wish, then click OK to Create. |
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| Another Technique used to Create Bubbles can be accomplished by use of the Styles palette. |
| 1.) Open a New Document. Go to File > New. Make it 200 X 200 pixels at 300 dpi in RGB Mode on a White Background. Press D to set Foreground Color to Black. |
| 2.) Hold the Sift
key and tap M until the Elliptical Marquee
tool
becomes Selected. Go to the Options bar and set Style to Fixed Size,
then change Width and Height to 100 pixels. |
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| 3.) Click the Create
a new layer button
(located Bottom) of the Layers palette to Create a New blank layer.
Go to the work area now and click to Create a Selection. |
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| 4.) Press Alt+Backspace to Fill, then use Ctrl+D to Deselect Selection. |
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5.) Go to Window
> Styles. When the Styles palette appears,
click the blue arrow 
(located Top Right corner) and a pop-out menu will appear. Select
SD-Bubbles and the correct library will
load. Select either Bubble 1 or Bubble
2. The effects are shown to both below. The differences are
subtle at the point of reflection. |
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| 6.) Create the brush. Go to Edit > Define Brush Preset, name it as you wish, then click OK to Create. |
| Amazingly you can do all kinds of things with these brushes. |
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| Here are the settings used in the Brushes palette to Create the image above... |
| Brush Tip Shape |
| Spacing 54% |
| Shape Dynamics |
| Size Jitter 80% |
| Scattering |
| Both Axes |
| Scatter 460% |
| Count 1 |
| Count Jitter 98% |
| I Created a New blank layer then Dragged brush to Create the Stroke. Afterwards I went to Layer > Layer Style > Pattern Overlay and Selected a Pattern. It came up a bit light, so I Duplicated the layer, then adjusted the Opacity to the second layer to 20% for the finished image. |
| Here's yet another example of these brushes used in my image titled "Goodbye". You can click here to see a Full scale image and Save it as a Screen Saver if you like. |
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| Here, I Filled a circle the same dimensions of the brush first with White as a undercoat, then applied the brush on top and appled the same Pattern duplicating the layer several times. |
| Be creative in your endeavors and always think Outside the box. This brush can also be used to simulate solid objects as well. |
| The Lightning in the image was Created last of all and you will find how it was done listed under "Lightning". |
Copyright © 2006-2007 Glenn Schemenauer - Spacific
Designs™ - All rights reserved. |
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