You can play with this setting to see how different spacings lookĬhange the Angle Jitter Control option to Direction This will space your image out and keep your brush from looking like a long tube.Tap on Brush Tip Space and move the slider to the right until it looks like bouncing circles with space between them.From the main menu, choose Window>Brush Settings to bring up the brush options (or click on the icon of the brush on the folder next to the brush size setting).Enable Automatic Load and ensure Clean is not enabled.Ensure load solid colors only is not checked.Tap the > to the right of the brush image preview box.You will see the image appear in the Current Brush Load swatch at the top Hold down the Alt/Option key and click in the center of your image to capture the brush Set the brush size large enough that your image fits inside of it (shortcut: Use the bracket keys to adjust the size) Set the options to Dry, Heavy Load, Wet: 0%, Load 100%, Flow 100%.Long-Click on the brush tools to bring up the flyout and choose the Mixer Brush Tool from the options Remember to keep the background transparent. I painted some holly to use for my brush.

Now, you can paint, use shapes, or copy a selection from a photo to create the content of your brush This will ensure you don’t have a solid box around your brush Mine are usually between 200 and 400 pixels.īe sure to scroll down to Background Contents, select Transparent and click OK.

Set the desired file size of the file in pixels based on the maximum size you want your brush to be.

Launch Photoshop your desktop and create a new document by selecting file-new from the menuĪ new window will open with options.

❶ Launch Photoshop and create a new document Here are step by step instructions to create a color brush. If you like creating posters, newsletters, or other projects that include a repeating graphic, you might consider turning it into a brush. How to create a colored stamp brush from an image

How to create a brush in photoshop