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How to Use Custom Brushes in Photoshop

Nucly • Photoshop and Creative Design Training via YouTube

Overview

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Learn how to transform photos into grand-scale composites using custom silhouette brushes in Photoshop in this comprehensive 31-minute tutorial. Master the art of loading and utilizing custom brushes, blending techniques, adding atmospheric effects, and color grading. Create three stunning composites: 'Man in the Forest,' 'Man in the Cavern,' and 'Couple on a Cliff.' Explore advanced techniques such as using the 'blend if' options, sharpening images, adding film grain, and applying color grading presets. Discover time-saving tricks for the lasso tool, setting up guides, and creating one-click moons. Perfect your skills in atmosphere painting, background replacement, and silhouette creation to elevate your photo editing and digital art capabilities.

Syllabus

– Getting started with 'Man in the Forest'
- Loading brushes
- Using the first brush
- Blending with the 'blend if' options
- Adding some glow
– Using the bird brushes
– Sharpening your image
- Adding film grain
- Color grading the image
- Starting the second composite, 'Man in the cavern'
- Color matching elements
- Painting atmosphere
- Using silhouette to add our character
- Adding the birds
- Adding film grain using a pattern
- Color grading using curves
- Starting the third composite, 'Couple on a Cliff'
- Setting up guides in Photoshop
- A trick when using the lasso tool
- Replacing the background
- Making the cliff a silhouette
- Adding our couple into the scene with a silhouette brush
- The one-click moon
- Adding some birds into the scene
- Film grain step again
- Color grading presets
- That's a wrap, folks!

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Nucly • Photoshop and Creative Design Training

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