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Published: 2008-07-29 22:22:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 42761; Favourites: 938; Downloads: 680
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Edit: Sorry about all the typos and spelling errors. Lern2Proofread *facepalm* But I'm too lazy to redo it so.... yeah, sorry xD~ ~
This tutorial is about the making of:
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I'm sorry it's so big too >.< But I wanted to be thorough. I will also answer any questions on it. Also please bear in mind this is aimed more towards beginners and intermediate painters. The idea is to create natural effects in a way that is easy to grasp for those who are just learning. Hopefully this will also familiarise people with features of photoshop that they maybe didn't think to use before.
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HOW TO MAKE BRUSHES IN PHOTOSHOP
First open a new image no smaller than 1000x1000 pixels on a transparent background.
Draw in what you want your brush to be. Try to make it as big as possible, since it's better to scale down than up.
Now grab the Lasso tool and select the area around your brush-to-be.
Next got to:
Edit > Define Brush preset...
You will be prompted to name your Brush. Give it a name you can easily recognise.
Now you will be able to select it from your palette. If you wish to permanently save it go to the brush palette and click the arrow on the top right corner and choocse 'Save brushes...'.
NOTE: This saves the SET. So if you ONLY want one brush in that set you will have to edit and remove the other ones currently loaded into the palette. This wont erase them permanently don't worry. You can still reload them from their own file. Just make sure you do NOT overwrite any existing brush sets when you save.
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Well hope I didn't forget to mention anything haha xD
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Comments: 76
So simple! This is SUPER useful. Thank you for sharing your ways! <3
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Wow, I wish I found this tutorial a lot sooner. 
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Thank you very much for posting this for everyone to use. It helped with a background on a picture that I couldn't quite get right. The directions were very clear and easy to follow-through with. Thank you again for this wonderful tutorial and I look forward to seeing more.
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Thanks a lot, I'm really glad you found it useful
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It's okay, I think. So long as I get the jist I'll take a good tutorial.
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Thank you thank you thank you!!! This I helpful even for those of us who don't have photoshop! I was in a drawing rut, but now I'm out!!! I now now how to proceed with my drawing!
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Thank you for an easy to follow tutorial, trees is... well not my strong side 
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That looks great, well done.
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I found your tutorial very helpful! I still have a long way to go to make my art looking anywhere near as nice as what you've done, but practice makes perfect!
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Thanks a lot, I'm really glad you found it helpful 
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Well considering how I used to do scenery years ago...[link] to what I'm doing now because of you tutorial I think I've come a very long way already! But you're tutorial really did help me so much! Thanks again for making it!
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This was so helpful
What I have learned: Draw backgrounds from the back to the front (Hence BACKgrounds!)
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I do believe that this will help me TREMENDOUSLY! I have so much trouble with backgrounds x3.
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I'm glad
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This tutorial made me realize a lot of things and some things I never thought of using them for stuff like these. Thank you very much!
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Hey great tutorial!That will help me a lot!I think...I'm not very good at backgrounds ^^'
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Thank you for making this tutorial, this really helps me a lot.
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I'm glad you found it useful!
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This helped me so much its amazing
only one problem with the brush tutorial though
it wouldn't let me "define brush preset" is it just my computer or am I doing something wrong? I think I followed all the steps corectly
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That's odd, I don't know of any reason it won't let you do that. What version are you using?
And thanks, I'm glad you found it useful.
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yeah its probobly my computer.im using adobe photoshop cs
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Woow.. that's amazing! 
Sorry, didn't make much sense
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Thanks a lot for sharing this very informative and helpful tutorial. I am looking forward to put this into practise
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Thanks a lot, hope you find it useful
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You are very welcome
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You have been linked.
My deviation is far away from perfect and
I need a lot of practise to create such wonderful ones as you have,
but still I hope you like it 
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Glad you found it helpful :]
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AMAZING! However I know you didn't do this but if you were to just create a background without any subjects in it, the horizon line would look good either pretty low or pretty high but not in the middle C;
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I have to say I dont agree. When the horizon line is too low, it creates a lack of depth and overall flat perspective. A high horizon line suggests that the viewer is at a height to the ground, which also distorts perspective.
Think of it as if you are standing looking at the horizon. It will always be closest to the center of your vision.
But I do get where you are coming from, you can move it around a little, but from my experience too much just never looks right.
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Hmmph yes I get what you mean and it's true but from what I once learned somewhere, a background shows either a lot about the sky or about the ground
But Idk, half my opinion
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thank you for this tutorial!!! i only had one problem... the trees... ¬¬
but i dont mind! lol
you did a grat job!!!! thank you! <3
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I'm glad you found it useful.
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i agree ^^
i can draw them on paper, but i'm still new to digital drawing. if you see my gallery, you'll notice that my drawings on paper are WAY better, but i think that's normal, anyway
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thank you for this tutorial!!! i only had one problem... the trees... ¬¬
but i dont mind! lol
you did a grat job!!!! thank you! <3
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WOW !! thanks for the tutorial !!! It really helped on doing natural work , But most of my work is profiles and pokemons XD
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R u kidding why would I like that thing ... I LOVE IT !!!!
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When you select the gradient tool, look at the toolbar at the top of the page (undes File Edit etc) There should be a little ijmage of the current gradient. Click on it and you can set the colours and sharpness you want
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ya but u had special settings that i need the window open and i dont know how to
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