Saturday Special 11/28-Creating Brushes
Jen W. (aka abcmomof4) here with your Saturday Special. I’ve got an easy peasy challenge for you today. I thought I’d share with you how to make your own brush. To keep it simple, we’ll make a brush using text. Let’s use the word “moments” to make into a brush. I am using CS3 ,but am sure this can easily translate into PSE or any other Photoshop programs. Open a new document 4 inches by 2.5 inches, Resolution at 300 PPI, background set to white.
Choose a font and a large font size. Type the word “moments”. Now go to edit, define brush preset, and name your brush.
Select the brush tool
and choose your newly created brush. Use your mouse to position the brush and left click to stamp.
What is great about making and using your own brushes is you can create your own word art or title work unique to your layout. There are so many endless possibilities in making your own brushes. It doesn’t have to be just text. You can make shapes/designs, textures, or create a watermark to copyright your creations. I love my logo that I made into a brush to watermark my creations with (see lower right corner of next image).
If you are new to the world of brushes, think of them like a stamp. When using one on your layout, be sure to create a new layer before stamping so that if you make a mistake, you can delete the layer and try again.
So for this challenge, make a brush and use it in a layout.
Here is what I made:
Here is a super cute example by Cristina:
Remember:
* You will receive one point for your entry.
* You will receive one extra point for using a new product within the first week of release. Please note this in your post. Link us up to your layout in the gallery so we can leave you some love.
* You have until the end of November to complete your layout.
* No double dipping please. Your layout must be unique to this challenge.
