Sample
or Preset files are available at the main index Mastering
Brushes for Photoshop. |
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| In this Tutorial, I will show you how easy it is to Color a Brush Image of this nature. (This Technique is best used when the Brush Image has No Solid Blocks of Fill and No Half-Tones.) The brush merely Creates a stenciling effect. |
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| 1.) Create a New Document. Go to New > File. Make it 1000 X 600 pixels at 300 dpi in RGB Mode on a White Background. Now, press D on the keyboard to set the Foreground Color to Black. |
| 2.) (Only 3 layers are needed to Create the Above image.) Go to Layer > New > Layer. The New Layer dialog box will appear. Simply name this layer Fill, then click OK to Create. |
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| Next, create the third layer. Go to Layer > New > Layer. This time name it Stencil, then click OK to Create. |
3.) Select the Brush
tool  .
Go to the Options bar and click the Downward triangle (next to the
Brush Preview window) to Open the Brush-Picker.
Click the blue arrow 
(Top Right corner) and a pop-out menu will appear. Select SD-Creatures.
A dialog box will appear, just click OK and the correct library
will load. Now, Select the brush named Creature
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| Go to the work area and Center brush on canvas, then click once to apply, then press V on the keyboard to Deselect brush. |
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| 4.) With the Stencil layer now completed, we are ready to add our Colors. Go to the Layers palette and click the Next layer Down to Select, then press the F7 key to close the Layers palette as we will no longer need it visible. Also, go to Window > Tools to close it's palette. I like to work with an uncluttered work space, there is where in lays the power of short-cut (keyboard) commands. |
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| 5.) Press B
on the keyboard to Reselect the Brush tool. Now,
Right-Click on the work area to Open the Brush library. Click the
blue arrow
(Top Right corner) and a pop-out menu will appear. Select Reset
Brushes. A dialog box will appear, just click OK and the
correct library will load. Now, Select the brush named Hard
Round 19 pixels, then press Enter on the keyboard to close
the library. |
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| 6.) Next, go to Window > Swatches. (This will be the only palette we need visible at all times now.) Press Z (Zoom Tool) and click once on the canvas to Enlarge to 200%. Press H (Hand Tool) and Drag the Eye of the Bird over toward the Center of the Canvas as shown. |
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| 7.) Press B to Select the Brush tool. Go to the Swatches palette and choose a Color for the eye. Paint the Inner rim of the eye. Select a New Color and paint the Outer rim. (All of the Detail from the Stencil will remain intact due to it being positioned Above the Fill layer in the Layers palette.) |
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| Continue Selecting Colors and painting the image. (Don't worry about filling Outside the lines, the Color next to the spot will Re-fill it in.) If you need to Move the Canvas again, just press H and Drag, then press B to Reselect the Brush tool as you work. |
| 8.) There will be places in the image where you may want to Enlarge or Reduce the Diameter of the Brush. With B (Brush tool) Selected, Just click the Brushes tab (located Top Right) of program. Simply Move the Diameter slider then check Size on the Canvas prior to painting. |
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| TIP: If you need to return to a specific Color along the way, simply press I (Eyedropper tool) and click on the Canvas where the Color is, then press B to return to brush mode. |
| That's all there is to it! When you are finished... press V to Deselect brush, then go to the Options bar and click the Actual Pixels button to return to normal 100% resolution. |
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| Now, returning visibility to the Tool palette is a simple endeavor, go to Window > Tools. Press F7 to return the Layers palette. |
The Completed file
you will find in the Samples folder
for this CD, named Bird.psd. |
Copyright © 2006-2007 Glenn Schemenauer - Spacific
Designs™ - All rights reserved. |
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