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1. Intro - Watercolor brush : Hi, I'm Krista. I'm a graphic designer
based in Belgium, a small country in Europe. In this Skillshare class, you will learn how to create a watercolor brush
in Adobe Photoshop. First, we are going to paint an abstract texture
on a piece of paper. And then we will import
it into Adobe Photoshop. And here we will transform
that texture into a brush. Now, this class is for
complete beginners. So if you've never used
Adobe Photoshop before, don't worry, I will explain
every step we take. And at the end of this class, you will be able to create this brush lost this
cool looking bedroom. Hope to see you in
the next video.
2. Create a watercolor texture on a piece of paper: Welcome. In this first lesson, we're going to create a
watercolor brush texture on a piece of paper. You will need two balls, one for water and one for paint. You will also need a brush
and a piece of paper. Now to avoid any scum place something between the
paper and the disk. Let's get started.
Even notice I'm using one single
color, dark pink. That is because I don't
have a red color, but this one works also great. So this color allows us to edit the brush more
easily in Photoshop. I will explain more
in a later class. They could have brush and
socket in the acrylic paint a little and start painting
something abstract, something similar to mine. Now, use some water
and make the color lighter on some parts
of the texture. After you are happy
with the result, you need to import that
texture into Photoshop. There are two
methods to do that. The first method is
to use a scanner, and the second method
is to take a picture. If you use a scanner, you must wait until the
texture is completely dry. Keep in mind the
quality as well. The quality of a scanner is
sometimes lower than that of a professional camera or
even a smartphone camera. If you use a camera, then makes sure we
have enough light. Not it's up to you which
method you prefer. But in this class, I'm going to use a
smartphone camera. Once we have taken the picture, transfer it to your computer. I'm using Google Drive to send files from my iPhone
to my Windows PC. And because this class is
for complete beginners, I will show you how I do it. So I'm using my
thumb, my iPhone, go to photos that bond the share icon and search
for the three dots. I can then find Google Drive. If you want to stay organized. Then renamed the picture
and tap on Upload. Now let's make
sure the image has been transferred
to Google Drive. And hip. There it is. All right, it's time to open
your Photoshop. And also don't want the
image from Google Drive. If you want to use my image, then click the link I left
in the project section. After you download the image, then click and drag the
image into Photoshop. And that's it for this lesson. See you in the next one.
3. Select the texture + Convert it into a Photoshop brush: So far, we have created
the watercolor texture. We have also important
the image into Photoshop. And now we will convert the
image into an actual brush. Let's get started. First, we are going
to crop this image because we only
need the pink area. That is a toolbar in Photoshop. And here is the crop tool. After we click it, we get this
border around the picture. So we need to click and drag
down towards the texture. And this will delete the
outside part of the image. Now, do the same
with the bottom, right and left
side of the image. After I've done this, press Enter on your keyboard or go and click on this icon. Now let's zoom on the image, go to View and click
on fit on screen, then select the move tool. So I've already
named this layer. I will call it original
brush texture. And now I will duplicate it. To do that, click and drag
it to this tiny square icon. Now we have two
identical layers. Let's hide the layer below
by clicking on this icon. The next step is to make
this layer black and white. There are a few ways
to achieve this, but we're going to use
adjustments layers. Adjustment layers
are very easy to use and that also
non-destructive as well. Click on this icon and then
click on black and white. So you just create
an adjustment layer. Great. So do you remember when I
told you that I've used the dark pink color because it is easier to
work in Photoshop. Let me explain why. In this adjustment panel, there are five
different sliders, each with a different color. If I direct a red
slider to the left, my texture will become darker, but the rest of the image
will stay the same. This happens because the
red slide that is able to detect every single red
pixel from my image. So next time when you paint on a piece of paper
instead of black, use one of these colors. Now because of that, I can choose how soft
my brush can be. But for this time, I will
use a value of minus 73. Then go and select
the below layer. To do that, press Control on
Windows or Command on Mac. Then click on the Copy layer and now go to Layer and
click on Merge layers. Now, we will create a
selection around this texture because there is enough contrast between the texture
and the background. They can use photoshops, AI tools to make the
selection for us. But if you have an older
version of Photoshop, then you can use the
magic Events tool or wait until I show you another way
to create the same brush. Alright, go to Object
Selection Tool and then click and drag
to create a square. After that, Photoshop will
take care of the rest. And voila, Photoshop has
selected the texture. Now, go to edit and click
on Define Brush Preset. Here you can name the
brush and then click Okay. And congratulations, you've just created a watercolor
brush in Photoshop. So easy isn't volume. Let's check the brush
and see how it looks. But first, we need to deselect
the active selection. Otherwise, we can
do certain tasks. If, if it stays selected, go to Select and
click on the Select. Hi, this layer and go
to the squared icon. This will create a
new empty layer. Now go to edit and
click on field. Then click on contents
and choose color. And then choose
white and click on, Okay, on both panels. We have created this
new layer where we will try our brush
for the first time, click once, and that's the
brush we just created. It looks quite
impressive actually. Let's see how it looks
in a smaller size. To undo, go to Edit and
click undo brush tool. Here you can change
the brush size and that's how it looks smaller. Now, the method you
have learned in this lesson is not
the most ideal one. In this case, we were able
to select the texture easily bought some textures have more details and are
harder to select. So in the next lesson, you will learn another
method to create a selection and to
make a brush from it. See you later.
4. Use adjustments layers + Convert the texture into a brush: Welcome back. Let's start deleting the
first second layers. If you haven't it's
selected the first layer, select it and press
Backspace on our keyboard. Then select the second layer
and again press Backspace. Click on the empty square
icon to activate this layer. Just as we did in
the previous lesson, click on the adjustments icon, then click on black and white. I'm going to use a
value of minus 80, but you can use whatever
value you like. Once again, click
the adjustments icon and now click on exposure. Slider, slider to the right. This will make the
brightest part of the picture even brighter. It also means we are going
to lose a lot of details. So be careful how
much you use it. In my case, I have a type of paper that has a lot of texture. When I took this picture, there was insufficient lighting. So all the small
dots you can see are the shadows cast by the
texture of this paper. This can be solved
in several ways, including manually, and that's
what we are going to undo. Let's first increase
the exposure even more. I think plus 228 is
going to do the job. Now select a zoom tool and zoom in to see the details that
we need to remove later. So this one here needs to
be removed heat as well. Alright, now we're gonna select all three layers and
merge them together. Click on the last layer, then press and hold shift, and click on the first layer. Navigate to Layer and
click on Merge Layers. Select the brush tool. And here you can select a
different brush if you want, or you can use the brush we created in
the previous lesson. I will use the brush we created and I will paint on the canvas, but the color is
black as you can see. So press Control Z to undo and
change the color to white. If you click on this
tiny switch R0, it will change from
black to white. You can also press X on your keyboard to
do the same thing. Now use the brush to paint on the sports where you
see small artifacts. To see more clearly, we must invert the
colors of the image. Press Control plus
I on our keyboard. Now, let's select the
zoom tool and zoom in. As you can see,
the artifacts are now much easier to spot. We need to change
the foreground color of our brush to black. Click on the switch icon or
press X on our keyboard. Select the brush tool and start painting on the black
area of the image. If you want to navigate, Foster used to handle to make things even easier, hold down the spacebar while
clicking and dragging. Every time you need to navigate. And to rotate your brush, press and hold shift plus left or right arrow
key on your keyboard. This part will be sped up, so we don't waste time
on a boring process. Once you are done,
press Control plus I, to invert the colors. Again, I want to remove
this port right here, so I will select a
white color and paint it. This looks great. So go to Edit and click
on, Define Brush Preset. Name it Brush, Tool,
and click Okay. Create a new layer and
fill it with black by pressing Control plus
Backspace on our keyboard. Once you click on the canvas, you can see how our brush
looks on a black background. Let's undo this and press
Alt plus big space, which will filter
background with white. Then press X to invert the
color of the brush to black. Now we can see that
this brush is a bit different from the brush we created in the previous lesson. Delete one of the
layers and press Alt Backspace to fill the
background with white. Create two new empty
layer and rename them. Brush and brush tool. Select the brush tool and select the first
brush we created. Then select the second layer, click once on the canvas
to create a brush stamp. Then height the second layer, select the first
layer and select the second brush we
created in this lesson. Again, click once on the canvas
to create a brush stamp. Now select the crop tool
and make the canvas bigger by clicking and
dragging to the left. Then press Enter. Select the background layer that says exposure to one and press Control plus T to get the free transform
options of the layer. Then click and drag to the
left while holding Shift. Now activate the second layer and then select the Move tool. Now click and drag
the first layer to the left and press
Control plus 0. Great. Now we can compare
the two brushes. That's it for this lesson. See you in the next one.
5. Use the Brush settings panel to upgrade the brush: Welcome back. In this lesson, we will
change the settings of our brush in order to create this nice-looking
background. So select the first, second layer and then press
backspace to delete it. Then select the brush tool and choose the first
brush Ve created. Now click on this icon right here to open the
brush settings panel. We will use some of these
settings to upgrade our brush. But first, let's change
the colors of the brush. Click onto black square
icon and type in 00, D8 FF. Then click Okay. Now click on the
switch arrow and then click on the
white square icon. This time, type in 0096 FF. If you want, you can choose
different colors as well. Click on Shape Dynamics, increase the Size
Jitter to 16 per cent, then Angle Jitter
to 11 per cent, and the roundness jitter
to eight per cent. Now click on scattering
and increase the scatter to 142 per cent, create a new empty layer. And let's try to
brush, click and hold. And the brush will automatically change its position and angle. Okay, now undo
everything by pressing Control plus Z and
go back to settings. Click on Color dynamics, then activate the
Apply Per Tip option and type in the foreground background jitter
field four per cent. And for hue and Gita
type in three per cent. Now click and hold. As you can see, we get
different colors for our brush, which makes it feel
like a real brush. If you have a graphic tablet that is going to
work even better. Once again, press Control
Z to undo everything. And now we're going to combine both brushes we
created in this class. Click on Dual Brush and then select the second
brush we have created. Now start painting
on the canvas. You get a very nice
combination of our brushes. Let me show you how it looks if you have a graphic tablet. So I'm starting to
paint on the canvas. Only thing I selected
for my graphic tablet is the opacity brush
sensitive option. And in my opinion, the result is much better than a mouse. Look at how beautiful
everything blends together. Now, I will undo
everything and let's create a nice background
by using a mouse. Go to Shape Dynamics and
click on flip Y, Jitter. Now start painting on
the canvas and voila, press Control plus 0 to zoom in. Now, let me show you
one final trick. I will click and drag an
image into Photoshop. You can download this
image from the link in the projects and resources
section on Skillshare. Now place the image more on
the left and press Enter. Go to the Layers panel and place your cursor between the
first second layer. Press and hold Alt on Windows or Option key on Mac
and click once. This will create
a clipping mask. And that's it. Congratulations for
finishing this class. I am surely did a great job. Please upload your
work and shared it with me and other
creatives like you. And I hope to see you
in a future class.
Kosta Motresku, Graphic Design & Digital Marketing
