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Published: 2007-06-13 18:17:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 32068; Favourites: 374; Downloads: 1722
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Some brushes are made to be transparent, some were not. But the nature of Photoshop brushes is to make them so, if they're not purely black and white. So, how do you get rid of that transparency afterward? This tutorial will show you!This technique was one of the single most important things that I learned when it came to using Photoshop brushes & making them look realistic.
(This tutorial was made for Photoshop, but the principles are all very basic ones. It could easily be used with Paint Shop Pro (PSP) or GIMP, or any graphics program with layers.)
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you are a lifesaver my brush skill set just got a million times better I have wanted to know this for a while.
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Thank You, Thank You for sharing this, you have taught me so much in this tutorial. I always struggled with how I can make my brushes look more realistic, Your Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love this tutorial. 
"Holding down CTRL (CMD for Mac), left click on the "Black" Layer within the thumbnail window. (I've highlighted it here in pink). Make sure that you click within that thumbnail! Older versions of photoshop let you click anywhere on that layer, but CS2+ makes you click on the thumbnail. ALL version will work if you click on the thumbnail, which is why I say to do that. 
click on the thumbnail! haha^^ so very sweet
Thanks for that, it's very useful!
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quick question
can your brushes be use for paint shop pro? i can't afford photoshop and i'd like to know xD
thanks!
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could I get screenshots of step 7? I have only german version of photoshop and don't understand, what step 7 discripts
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Just stumbled across your pieces of wisdom...clever...very clever..thanks for sharing
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hahaha i don't believe I've learned this all by myself... great technique though! bravo!
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Thanks
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It is very kind of you to go through all this trouble. Thank you.
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I must say... you're really awesome. Not only you have talent... you're also incedibly generous. I thank you for this. Thanks so much for providing wonderful brushes. Thanks so much for providing insight. Thanks so much for not being afraid of teaching. Thanks so much for being such a wonderful person.
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Aww, you just made my day. 
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excellent! i truly learned something new that i can forsee myself using all the time in the future. so glad you chose to share this.
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No problem! Glad it helped
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I can forsee this coming in handy. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Wow! This is AMAZING!!! >w< I've always been limited by brushes when using them because of their transparency. BUT NOW I HAVE BEEN SAVED.
Thankya!!!<3
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Yay! Another one saved! I see a lot of people that have trouble with this one. So glad to have helped!
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Thanks so much. I am still figuring this one out, but thank you!
(I love all your stuff!)
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That's FANTASTIC! SO many times I've wanted to use a brush but was put off by its transparancy. I can finally do it properly! *Hugs*
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So glad that it helps!
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nice tutorial - faving it for future reference thanks!
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That was really helpful! Thanks for submitting this tutorial!
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Ah! FANTASTIC! I've been looking for how to do this for ages! I've tended to just duplicate and merge the layers... but that doesn't always work either!
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Yeah, that was my first step in figuring this all out, then I thought to duplicate it and add a color overlay to the lower one... and it slowly evolved into this. So glad you enjoyed it, and good luck!
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Thanks! I must give it a go some time soon!
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OMG 
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Yeah, that's one of their biggest drawbacks in some ways... but other kinds of brushes it works really well for. So it's good to have a way to do it both ways
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lol, thanks
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I have gotten so angry before and actually given up on pictures because of the transparency of a brush... heh.
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Your explanations are always so clear. I always read your tuts because, even when I don't think the title is about something I've been having trouble with; I always learn something that I didn't know and can immediately use. Thank you.
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That's good to hear
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