Creating Photoshop Tree Brush From Photo

In this quick tutorial, I volition present yous how to do Photoshop tree together with leaves brush from photograph yous took.

Photo Source

Take photograph of tree leaves inward front end of clear heaven without whatsoever cloud. This volition let us to mask the the leaves designing easier later.

Important! Use solely populace domain images or Creative Commons epitome amongst derivative rights. Do non purpose random photos from google!

Brush Tip

Converting the photograph into Photoshop brush is a quick slow process.

1. Copy the photograph into a novel canvas. CTRL-T to scale transform. I normally do brush size less than 500 pixels.
2. CTRL-SHIFT-U to desaturate the image.
3. CTRL-L to to convey upward the Level Adjustment panel. Adjust it then the background is white. This is because white is transparent together with dark is opaque.
4. Fix the edges of the leaves past times epitome novel leaves

Define Brush Preset

Convert the epitome into brush past times using, "Edit > Define Brush Preset".

Brush Settings

Select the novel brush nosotros only created. The brush currently is without whatsoever settings, then enable "Shape Dynamics", "Scattering" together with "Other Dynamics". There is no i best settings for epitome trees, yous volition pick out to alter the settings base of operations on your needs.

Shape Dyamics

• Size Jitter - Randomise brush tip size. Enable "Pen Pressure" volition scale brush tip base of operations on pen pressure.
• Minimum Diameter - Minimum brush tip size.
• Angle Jitter - Randomise brush tip rotation. Enable "Rotation" or "Direction" volition rotate brush tip base of operations on pen angle. Keep this value minimal
• Roundness Jitter - Randomise brush tip shape roundness. It volition mash the tip shape vertically.
• Minimum Roundness - Minimum brush shape roundness.
• Flip X Jitter - Randomly flip brush tip inward X Axis.

Scattering

• Scatter - Randomise brush tip location. Enable "Both Axes" volition scatter on X together with Y axis. Keep this value minimal
• Count - Number of brush tip scatter. Default 1 is practiced enough

Other Dynamics

• Opacity Jitter - Randomise brush tip opacity. Enable "Pen Pressure" volition behave on brush tip transparency base of operations on pen pressure.
• Flow Jitter - Randomise brush tip flow. Enable "Pen Pressure" volition behave on brush tip transparency base of operations on pen pressure.

Both "Opacity" together with "Flow" behave on transparency. But "Flow" volition add together upward the value every bit yous pigment without lifting upward your pen. I normally pigment leaves without these settings, but it could survive useful inward for sure case.

Reference

Youtube Creating Photoshop Tree Brush