How to Make Photoshop Brushes from Garden Plants

Collect Plant Stems to Use for Your Brushes
I like to select plants that have tall stems and a distinct profile. You can see a set of plant cuttings that I collected from my garden in the picture below. This is the set of stems used to create the Meadow Plant Brushes.
Once you select [...]

Installing Photoshop Brushes Tutorial

This tutorial will explain where to place your downloaded Photoshop brush files so you can access them in Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop stores the brush files within a file having a .ABR file extension. To use the Photoshop brushes you download from the Internet, just place the .ABR file within the correct directory on your computer. [...]

Apply a Glow Effect in 4 Easy Steps

The first time I tried to use a set of light brushes, I was disappointed to learn that they didn’t look like the preview image. As a matter of fact, I couldn’t figure out how people got that great glowing effect. I soon learned that all you need to do is play around [...]

Photoshop Brush Palette

This tutorial introduces you to the Photoshop brush palette. The brush palette is a powerful tool inside Photoshop that allows you to change brush tip shape, diameter, and apply textures. You can create a huge variety of different styles using the same brush. All you need to do is modify [...]

10 Steps for Making Cloud Brushes in Photoshop

Step 1: Start by opening a photograph of a cloud. It is important to select an image with good contrast.
I am using a photograph I download from the Morgue File Archive. Once I open the file, I duplicate the background layer by dragging the layer to the create new layer icon shown in the circle [...]

Using the Brush Tool in Photoshop

This is a quick tutorial to show you how to open the Brush Tool in Photoshop. This tutorial will show you how to load brushes you download from the Internet into Photoshop so you can start using them. We also show you how to adjust the brush diameter and hardness inside the Brush [...]