Photoshop tip Archives - GrutBrushes.com https://www.grutbrushes.com/category/photoshop-tip/ Photoshop Brushes for Digital Artists Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:06:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.grutbrushes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-Logo-600px-3-32x32.png Photoshop tip Archives - GrutBrushes.com https://www.grutbrushes.com/category/photoshop-tip/ 32 32 How To Convert Any Photoshop Brush to a Mixer Brush https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-convert-any-photoshop-brush-to-a-mixer-brush/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-convert-any-photoshop-brush-to-a-mixer-brush/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:09:47 +0000 https://www.grutbrushes.com/?p=584213 Did you know that you can convert any Photoshop brush to a mixer/blender brush by holding down ctrl+alt on Windows or Cmd+Option and clicking on it? I show you how in less than 30 seconds in this Photoshop video tutorial. Keep in mind that not all brushes will make ideal mixer brushes and you will […]

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]]> https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-convert-any-photoshop-brush-to-a-mixer-brush/feed/ 7 How to Scale a Photoshop Art Surface Paper texture to 600dpi https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-scale-a-photoshop-art-surface-paper-texture-to-600dpi/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-scale-a-photoshop-art-surface-paper-texture-to-600dpi/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:34:09 +0000 https://www.grutbrushes.com/?p=515591 A customer told me that she always works in 600 dpi and wanted to put her artwork into an Art Surface and make sure it remained at 600 dpi so I made this video for her, showing two different ways to do it. There’s a text summary below the video Method 1 Change the dpi […]

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]]> https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-scale-a-photoshop-art-surface-paper-texture-to-600dpi/feed/ 4 Adobe update breaks brush-to-eraser-tool hack Here’s a workaround https://www.grutbrushes.com/adobe-update-breaks-brush-eraser-tool-hack-heres-workaround/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/adobe-update-breaks-brush-eraser-tool-hack-heres-workaround/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:45:15 +0000 http://grutbrushes.com/?p=292936 UPDATE 2020:  Simplest method of all…while painting, hold down the TILDE key: ` (usually at the top left of your keyboard while you are painting and your brush will turn into an eraser, with all the same properties, as long as you hold it down) If, like me, you loved being able to select any […]

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]]> https://www.grutbrushes.com/adobe-update-breaks-brush-eraser-tool-hack-heres-workaround/feed/ 2 Q&A #01 – How to Make an Eraser out of a Photoshop Brush https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-make-an-eraser-out-of-a-photoshop-brush/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-make-an-eraser-out-of-a-photoshop-brush/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:05:51 +0000 http://grutbrushes.com/?p=95660 Q: George asked me in an email: “Is there any way to use these brushes as an eraser?” A: Yes! If you’re painting or drawing in Photoshop using a brush that has a nice organic brush stroke and you want to correct or erase part of your painting using an eraser that has the same […]

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]]> https://www.grutbrushes.com/how-to-make-an-eraser-out-of-a-photoshop-brush/feed/ 6 Painting With Your on-Screen Palette in Photoshop https://www.grutbrushes.com/using-an-on-canvas-palette-in-photoshop/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/using-an-on-canvas-palette-in-photoshop/#respond Sat, 28 Nov 2015 17:06:20 +0000 http://grutbrushes.com/?p=94741 One of the great things about digital painting is that your canvas can be your palette. By holding down the ALT or Option key in Photoshop you can pick a new color from your current painting’s canvas and continue on. Here you can see me travel a tremendous distance from light to dark just by […]

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]]> https://www.grutbrushes.com/using-an-on-canvas-palette-in-photoshop/feed/ 0 Add LightSabers to Photos with the Lightsaber Photoshop Brushes https://www.grutbrushes.com/add-lightsabers-to-photos-in-photoshop-with-free-lightsaber-photoshop-brushes/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/add-lightsabers-to-photos-in-photoshop-with-free-lightsaber-photoshop-brushes/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:23:40 +0000 http://grutbrushes.com/?p=93961 Relive your memories of a night out with friends as a glorious Lightsaber battle instead by adding Lightsabers to all your photos in just a few clicks with these free Photoshop brushes. Use the hashtag #drinksaber so that I can find your creations! Q: How do I install the Lightsaber Photoshop Brushes? A: The short version is: […]

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]]> https://www.grutbrushes.com/add-lightsabers-to-photos-in-photoshop-with-free-lightsaber-photoshop-brushes/feed/ 4 Quick Photoshop Watercolor Sketch https://www.grutbrushes.com/quick-photoshop-watercolor-sketch/ https://www.grutbrushes.com/quick-photoshop-watercolor-sketch/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:29:33 +0000 http://grutbrushes.com/?p=28971   Watercolor in Photoshop can be just as tricky as real watercolor and some of the same techniques apply. A little forethought can go a long way as digital paint ‘dries’ when you lift your pen so ideally you want to do one contiguous area in one unbroken brush stroke. Don’t lift the stylus from […]

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