Comments on: How to choose and use brushes http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/ Website of photography loving, mac-using, Christian molecular biology graduate working in web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Photo Noir with GIMP — kristarella.comhttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-19511 Photo Noir with GIMP — kristarella.com Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:53:24 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-19511 [...] For instructions on using them see these tutorials about installing and experimenting. [...] [...] For instructions on using them see these tutorials about installing and experimenting. [...]

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17365 kristarella Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:15:00 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17365 Yes, you're right LaurenMarie. There isn't really step-by-step instructions for using brushes, apart from steps like installing them and selecting them and resizing them, which I've linked to. The best solution is to experiment.I stared using brushes before I got into deviantArt, but my usage has definitely expanded and gotten better with inspiration from dA. It's a great community there. So many beautiful things.p.s. Good to "see" you too :) Yes, you’re right LaurenMarie. There isn’t really step-by-step instructions for using brushes, apart from steps like installing them and selecting them and resizing them, which I’ve linked to. The best solution is to experiment.

I stared using brushes before I got into deviantArt, but my usage has definitely expanded and gotten better with inspiration from dA. It’s a great community there. So many beautiful things.

p.s. Good to “see” you too :)

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curiohttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17358 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:37:39 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17358 Hi Kristarella! Sorry I've not been around lately :( Missed ya!This was an interesting article and I'm glad you showed what you have done with these brushes you've found. I think maybe the reason this seems "not very user-friendly" is because like pelf said, there are no step-by-step instructions. But do any really exist? It seems more like experimenting is the best way to figure all this out, no?It looks like most of your experience comes from browsing around DeviantArt. Is that true? I haven't poked around there very much. pixelnase's work is incredible! I've always admired how some people can think outside of reality to create those surreal images. I'm not good at that :( Hi Kristarella! Sorry I’ve not been around lately :( Missed ya!

This was an interesting article and I’m glad you showed what you have done with these brushes you’ve found. I think maybe the reason this seems “not very user-friendly” is because like pelf said, there are no step-by-step instructions. But do any really exist? It seems more like experimenting is the best way to figure all this out, no?

It looks like most of your experience comes from browsing around DeviantArt. Is that true? I haven’t poked around there very much. pixelnase’s work is incredible! I’ve always admired how some people can think outside of reality to create those surreal images. I’m not good at that :(

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17227 kristarella Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:11:15 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17227 Thanks for your comment Forrest. I'm glad someone could understand it. I was hoping for a few more comments to confirm whether it was my writing (very possible!) or just the level of assumed knowledge that pelf had a problem with.I think you could make use of brushes Forrest; if you choose not to that's fair enough. You have a lovely photography style. Exploring photomanipulation is an interesting world though. :) <a href="http://ubbedall.deviantart.com/art/I-m-loving-it-40383279" rel="nofollow">This one</a> springs to mind as an example. Or <a href="http://pixelnase.deviantart.com/gallery/" rel="nofollow">pixelnase</a> does some incredible things with photographs. I'd be surprised if he didn't use brushes for some of it. Thanks for your comment Forrest. I’m glad someone could understand it. I was hoping for a few more comments to confirm whether it was my writing (very possible!) or just the level of assumed knowledge that pelf had a problem with.

I think you could make use of brushes Forrest; if you choose not to that’s fair enough. You have a lovely photography style. Exploring photomanipulation is an interesting world though. :) This one springs to mind as an example. Or pixelnase does some incredible things with photographs. I’d be surprised if he didn’t use brushes for some of it.

]]> By: Forresthttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17223 Forrest Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:44:02 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17223 I didn't have any trouble with the user friendliness; I could have even survived with a tad less text. This is fascinating to me, actually, because it's not something I'm really able to make use of, so it's a mysterious corner of Photoshop to me. I didn’t have any trouble with the user friendliness; I could have even survived with a tad less text. This is fascinating to me, actually, because it’s not something I’m really able to make use of, so it’s a mysterious corner of Photoshop to me.

]]> By: kristarellahttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17099 kristarella Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:38:39 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17099 Pelf - I'm very sorry you felt this wasn't user friendly. :( I introduced the post with: <blockquote>My suggestions here assume that you have some experience in using layers and tools. If you don’t: feel free to ask, or search Google and come back when you’re ready.</blockquote> Does that include you? I don't know. I was sort of hoping that you would have looked at the links I gave you a couple of weeks ago. In case you missed them, the links were: <a href="http://graphics-illustrations.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-use-brushes-in-photoshop-basics.html" rel="nofollow">How to use brushes in Photoshop</a>, which tells you how to install and load them. <a href="http://photoshop-tutorials.deviantart.com/art/Complete-PS-Brush-Guide-G-67427540" rel="nofollow">Custom brushes in Photoshop - a complete guide</a>, the first part of which goes into quite some detail on what brushes are and the various settings.I don't actually have Photoshop on my computer, so I couldn't give you technical instruction - only conceptual. From what I can tell those resources should help.I also just found <a href="http://photoshop-tutorials.deviantart.com/art/Getting-to-know-Photoshop-G-26763203">Getting to know photoshop</a>, another tutorial that might be useful. :) Pelf – I’m very sorry you felt this wasn’t user friendly. :(
I introduced the post with:

My suggestions here assume that you have some experience in using layers and tools. If you don’t: feel free to ask, or search Google and come back when you’re ready.

Does that include you? I don’t know. I was sort of hoping that you would have looked at the links I gave you a couple of weeks ago. In case you missed them, the links were:
How to use brushes in Photoshop, which tells you how to install and load them.
Custom brushes in Photoshop – a complete guide, the first part of which goes into quite some detail on what brushes are and the various settings.

I don’t actually have Photoshop on my computer, so I couldn’t give you technical instruction – only conceptual. From what I can tell those resources should help.

I also just found Getting to know photoshop, another tutorial that might be useful. :)

]]> By: pelfhttp://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17096 pelf Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:01:54 +0000 http://www.kristarella.com/2007/12/how-to-choose-and-use-brushes/#comment-17096 This isn't very user-friendly, Kristen. Either that, or I'm just way too stupid :DWhatever happened to those "What are brushes?" or "How to install a Photoshop Brush"? Whatever happened to step-by-step instructions?:( This isn’t very user-friendly, Kristen. Either that, or I’m just way too stupid :D

Whatever happened to those “What are brushes?” or “How to install a Photoshop Brush”? Whatever happened to step-by-step instructions?

:(

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