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Duffzilla — Making Natural Brushes for PS

Published: 2006-06-02 11:15:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 123618; Favourites: 2135; Downloads: 7790
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Description My first tutorial
How to create your own natural-media brushes for Photoshop, from making the inksplats, brushstrokes, chalk and charcoal textures with messy stuff on paper, bringing them into photoshop and then turning them into a PS brush set.

Big, big thanks to my editor for making sense of it along the way

The full-view is 1.7 MB and 1316x2721.


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Comments: 348

K-rIzKy In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 17:29:29 +0000 UTC]

this helps alot!!
thanks!

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Duffzilla In reply to K-rIzKy [2006-06-05 14:55:11 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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Scyrens In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 17:03:03 +0000 UTC]

ah geez. i need this for like macromedia fireworks or GIMP

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Charsier [2006-06-04 16:49:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow, brilliant~! I shall go and try this.

Thankyou for your wonderful tutorial.

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Duffzilla In reply to Charsier [2006-06-05 14:55:33 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Thank you

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Charsier In reply to Duffzilla [2006-06-08 14:28:35 +0000 UTC]

No problems. You're welcome. ^-^

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luminosus In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 16:47:50 +0000 UTC]



Wonderful tutorial! I'll have to try it out sometime. ^_^.v.

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catnip40 In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 16:26:59 +0000 UTC]

this is awesome man

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Duffzilla In reply to catnip40 [2006-06-05 14:55:46 +0000 UTC]

thanks.

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Antigilbert In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 16:04:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow, so simple. Thanks for that tutorial! I'm definatly going to be using this soon.

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Crays In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 15:10:25 +0000 UTC]

this tuts will 100% help everyone man !!!! love you for creating it . cheers for you to exist !!!

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Duffzilla In reply to Crays [2006-06-05 14:56:16 +0000 UTC]

thank you!!

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Crays In reply to Duffzilla [2006-06-06 03:16:30 +0000 UTC]

^^ love !!

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jackieocean In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 15:07:51 +0000 UTC]

Ooo, this is helpful! I'm adding it to my favs so I'll remember to try this out later.

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EHB In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 15:04:02 +0000 UTC]

that's really neat, great tutorial!

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Duffzilla In reply to EHB [2006-06-05 14:59:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks.

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Adila In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 15:02:43 +0000 UTC]

oohhh!! cool!

great tut! a really big help ^^

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kuschelirmel In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 14:59:56 +0000 UTC]

congrats on the DD
(i wish you could see my biggest of irmel-grins right now, mr. "you-think-its-good?" )

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Duffzilla In reply to kuschelirmel [2006-06-04 21:19:38 +0000 UTC]

I suppose it's ok.

Thanks

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Obi-quiet In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 14:54:53 +0000 UTC]

Dang it! It's only loading about half way for me, and I'd LOVE to see this!

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Duffzilla In reply to Obi-quiet [2006-06-05 14:59:13 +0000 UTC]

crap ..must just be your connection.

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Obi-quiet In reply to Duffzilla [2006-06-05 16:37:45 +0000 UTC]

It was. My connection totaly screws up every now and then, but I re-tried it, and it works now.

Thanks for responding.

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Duffzilla In reply to Obi-quiet [2006-06-05 16:51:46 +0000 UTC]

no problem.

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Obi-quiet In reply to Duffzilla [2006-06-05 16:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh, and btw, I was EXTREMELY impressed with your thouroughness and examples, pictures etc. Perfect tutorial.

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Duffzilla In reply to Obi-quiet [2006-06-05 17:51:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much.

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Obi-quiet In reply to Duffzilla [2006-06-05 18:46:22 +0000 UTC]

Thou art mor than welcome, Monsoir.

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Haikera-Baiketsu In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 14:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial! Very easy to follow. I'll have to try it out, I've always wondered how to make brushes. O.o

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Duffzilla In reply to Haikera-Baiketsu [2006-06-04 14:50:37 +0000 UTC]

cool.

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warbanana In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 14:38:31 +0000 UTC]

OwO.. this goes to the favourites owO.... Im sure ill be referring back to this like a young child and his/her very first storybook.

*starts shaking up his calligraphy ink*

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Duffzilla In reply to warbanana [2006-06-04 14:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Excellent.

Thank you

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AngelCrusher In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 14:36:52 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial. Thanks.

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Duffzilla In reply to AngelCrusher [2006-06-04 14:52:27 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ....and thank you

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ayakanakano In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 14:23:20 +0000 UTC]

holy crap thats awesomeO_O great tutorial! just with i had photoshop-__-...and paintbrushes-__-'

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aljanny In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 13:40:58 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial I have to try this *Grabs paint supplies and runs away*

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Duffzilla In reply to aljanny [2006-06-04 14:35:05 +0000 UTC]

good luck

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aljanny In reply to Duffzilla [2006-06-08 13:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks And once again, that's awesome tutorial

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kabrotti In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 13:12:16 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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Duffzilla In reply to kabrotti [2006-06-04 14:35:31 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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AmySaD In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 12:14:49 +0000 UTC]

OMG... I never figured out how to do that second part (no matter how many tutorials I`ve read...call me stupid ) THANKS SO MUCH ^^ I got it now very good explanation

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Duffzilla In reply to AmySaD [2006-06-04 14:36:49 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant! I really hoped this'd be of some use to people. I'm glad it helped

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paellamagi In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 12:04:30 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful stuff. I might try this tomorrow.

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FunkyMasterM In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 12:02:47 +0000 UTC]

great and NICE LOOKING tutorial
as in you arent lacking a pleasant design
good job

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Isfjell In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 10:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Very good tutorial. This should come in handy.

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Duffzilla In reply to Isfjell [2006-06-04 14:38:41 +0000 UTC]

Cool. That's why I made it

thank you.

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Frasko In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 10:58:53 +0000 UTC]

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Dragorsi In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 10:46:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanx soooo much it helps a lot!

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Duffzilla In reply to Dragorsi [2006-06-04 14:39:19 +0000 UTC]

Excellent. I was hoping somebody would find it helpful thanks.

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DarknessHope In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 10:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Lovely and very useful tutorial!!! GREAT!!!

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Duffzilla In reply to DarknessHope [2006-06-04 14:39:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you.

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PixelSmack In reply to ??? [2006-06-04 09:11:41 +0000 UTC]

Great work, i will deffinitly be trying this i think.

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