How To Create A Brush

HOW TO CREATE OWN BRUSHES IN PHOTOSHOP

• Can scan image and create a brush to use digitally (e.g. beads and sequins)
• Can be done with anything

1. Open image
2. Extract sequin (or part of image  to be used for brush) à cut out with selection
3. Command X (cut it out)
4. File à new
5. Command V (paste)
6. Image à adjustments à brightness and contrast à levels (to adjust image colours so it looks its best)
7. Lense flare to make sequin sparkle, it is a camera effect/glare. Don’t want it to be too bright, just enough to look like its sparkling
8. Filter à render à lense flare
9. Turn background off
10. Delete excess background on sequin
11. Add a tiny drop shadow
12. Double click on layer à drop shadow à and adjust to suit
13. Now we are ready to make brush
14. Select all à edit à define brush preset à change name (sequin)
15. Should be in brush set
16. Open new file à new layer à name it
17. Whatever colour you want, select it from swatches at top, or at colour picker
18. Write text
19. Put text layer underneath brush
20. Reduce opacity
21. Use circle in brush palette to flip or move sequin around
22. Start stamping around your name
23. Have to add stitching
24. Rectangle tool at bottom à line tool (can change thickness etc)
25. At top make sure shape layer is on

HOW TO SAVE BRUSH

1. To save brush palette have to save it into your brush library on your usb
2. Brushes à brush presets à down bottom à save set à name it whatever à then can save onto desktop or usb