Sample
or Preset files are available at the main index
Mastering
Brushes for Photoshop |
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| This Tutorial focuses on nothing but Brushes to Create a snapshot of the Universe in which you can use for backdrops. |
| 1.) Press D, then X on the keyboard to set the Foreground Color to White. Now, Create a New document. Go to File > New. Make it at least 800 X 600 pixels at 300 dpi in RGB Mode on Background Color. (This will Create the document with a Black background.) |
2.)
Go to the Layers palette and click the Create
a new layer button 
(Bottom of palette) to Create a New blank layer. (Create New layers
in this way each time prior to using a new brush during this Tutorial
if you wish, then each element of design can be altered at a later
date to Create a New Background easily.) |
3.)
Select the Brush tool 
and Right-Click on the Document to Open the Brush-Picker.
Click the blue arrow 
(Top Right corner) and a pop-out menu will appear. Select SS-glitter.
A dialog box will appear, just click OK and the correct library
will load. |
This
special set has been provided Courtesy of Stephanie Shimerdla. |
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You
can find more great brushes from
her website http://www.obsidiandawn.com |
| Now, Scroll down in the palette and Select the brush named spray2. |
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| Go to the work area and once to deposit the first image, then place curser to a new location and click again. (Try to get the beginning image looking similar to image shown below.) |
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| 4.) Click the Foreground Color swatch and change Color to #6600CC. Right-Click on the work area to Open the Brush-Picker. Select the brush named misty1, then press Enter on the keyboard to Close the Picker. Position brush over work area as shown... |
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| Click twice to deposit image. |
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| 5.) Switch Color again, this time to #9900CC. Position brush offset from the last and click twice to deposit image. (You will notice lightness starting to build in the Center, due to the combined overlapping of brushes.) |
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| 6.) Switch Color to #009999. Right-Click on the work area to Open the Brush-Picker. Select the brush named spray2, but this time adjust the Master Diameter slider to 260 (to reduce the brush size). Press Enter on the keyboard to Close the library. |
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| Position brush in the Lower left hand side as shown, then click once to deposit image. |
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| Change Color to #33FFCC. Position brush to the Top Right quadrant and click there also. Image should now look similar to image below. |
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| 7.)
Time to switch brushes. Right-Click on the work area to Open the
Brush-Picker. 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 Soft
Round 200 pixels brush. Change Foreground Color to
White. Go to the Options bar and adjust Opacity to 18%.Position
brush as shown, |
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| Click twice, then switch to the Soft Round 100 pixels brush, position brush over same area and click twice again. (This will place a faint dwarf star into the field.) |
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| 8.) Change Foreground Color to #00CC99. Go to the Options bar now and change Opacity to 10%. Go to the work area, position brush at the Center of the image and Click+Drag in a circular path as shown below. |
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| You will notice... This cool little maneuver does a great job at depositing cloud matter in an irregular fashion! |
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| Finish with a few puffs of finishing stars with varied Opacities to complete the image. |
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Copyright © 2006-2007 Glenn Schemenauer - Spacific
Designs™ - All rights reserved. |
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