PhotoShop Tutorials

Working with Paths

Working with Brushes

Create a brush tip from an image

How to create a custom Photoshop brush with the “Brush” tool

1. Start with a Photoshop canvas

You can really use any canvas size to get started creating custom brushes in Photoshop. However, for best results, I recommend working on a larger canvas. When you create custom brushes using a larger pixel size, the details tend to be more visible and stay intact when you resize the brush.

2. Make a new layer

In Layers, make a new layer without a background. This helps make selecting the new shape easier.

3. Draw or place an image

For custom Photoshop brushes, you can work with a file or drawing that has color, but the image will translate to black and white (wherein the black or color variation becomes the brush pattern).

For best results, play around with the contrast of the image to get a better idea of the results.

4. Select your object

Use the selection tool to select the object you want to use for the brush.

Select the object to use for your custom brush

5. Choose “Define Brush Preset’

Then go to Edit in the top bar menu, and choose Define Brush Preset.

Go to the Define Brush Preset tab in the Edit menu

6. Name your custom brush

Give your new custom Photoshop brush a name. Then it will be added to your Brush Preset list.

Name your custom Photoshop brush

7. Make adjustments to your custom brush

Congratulations! You’ve just created your first custom Photoshop brush.

You can now further adjust your brush in the Brush panel. Change the angle, add spacing — anything you want!


Resources:  https://astropad.com/blog/how-to-create-custom-brushes/

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