my first run in with PS brushes

drakesteakn · Mar 20, 2005, 12:47 AM

i just started to get into using brushes and different techniques.
Give me some ideas on what could make me better

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Judas · Mar 20, 2005, 03:18 AM

i still haven't figured out how to do elaborate 2D stuff .. like text and neato looking gui stuff....

i've no skillz.....

drakesteakn · Mar 20, 2005, 03:21 AM

all i can do is try and redo others styles. because i have no clue how they make some of these pictures. so its a mission of mine to find out. so i mess around and see what happens.

i did all of this in PS. i tell you what 14 layers just for the background. it gets messy trying to get things to look right.

Judas · Mar 20, 2005, 03:28 AM

yep... but don't be scared to make duplicates and combine it with a little feathering or different erasers...

drakesteakn · Mar 20, 2005, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

yep... but don't be scared to make duplicates and combine it with a little feathering or different erasers...

yeah, sometimes i do that. the one above is straight all new. i didn't use anyones pictures or anything.

Trunks0 · Mar 20, 2005, 04:35 AM

Cool, thats pretty complex image. Nice work

pr0digal jenius · Mar 20, 2005, 05:43 AM

very nice

TJ- · Mar 20, 2005, 05:45 AM

yea, looks hard, 14 layers you say,,, must be pretty big in size...

fireball · Mar 20, 2005, 08:54 AM

Nice work.

danjufo · Mar 20, 2005, 09:05 AM

i think you should try and make an image with structure, if you have just downloaded some brushs and clicked in different places there isn't much of your own creativity in the piece. I like to use lots of different brushs when making a texture perhaps for a planet or something.

I don't have a great example right now but try to make something in a spacescape (thats what alot of people do) because you can use many brushs, make a nebulae or something.. this is what i done, but it was ages ago and the only custom brushs where some cloud ones i had made.

LINK

Here is an example of using brushs for a planet texture.

Mar 20, 2005, 12:47 AM	#1
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	my first run in with PS brushes i just started to get into using brushes and different techniques. Give me some ideas on what could make me better . __________________

Mar 20, 2005, 03:21 AM	Thread Starter #3
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	all i can do is try and redo others styles. because i have no clue how they make some of these pictures. so its a mission of mine to find out. so i mess around and see what happens. i did all of this in PS. i tell you what 14 layers just for the background. it gets messy trying to get things to look right. __________________

Mar 20, 2005, 04:35 AM	#6
Trunks0 Keeping an open mind Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Cool, thats pretty complex image. Nice work __________________

Mar 20, 2005, 05:45 AM	#8
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	yea, looks hard, 14 layers you say,,, must be pretty big in size... __________________ new sig comming soon

Mar 20, 2005, 08:54 AM	#9
fireball HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,899 Rep Power: 0	Nice work. __________________ [color=gray][/color]

Mar 20, 2005, 05:43 AM	#7
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	very nice

Mar 20, 2005, 09:05 AM	#10
danjufo DH.Sig.Maker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 1,231 Rep Power: 0	i think you should try and make an image with structure, if you have just downloaded some brushs and clicked in different places there isn't much of your own creativity in the piece. I like to use lots of different brushs when making a texture perhaps for a planet or something. I don't have a great example right now but try to make something in a spacescape (thats what alot of people do) because you can use many brushs, make a nebulae or something.. this is what i done, but it was ages ago and the only custom brushs where some cloud ones i had made. LINK Here is an example of using brushs for a planet texture. __________________ [COLOR=dimgray]DeviantArt Gallery[/COLOR] [COLOR=silver]How to add your signature image[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]Signature + Avatar Rules[/COLOR] Last edited by danjufo; Mar 20, 2005 at 09:18 AM.