how to create a custom brush in photoshop

But when you want to use it at a later date, simply search for it by choosing the appropriate tool (paint brush, clone stamp, etc.) and then right-clicking in the image area to bring up a palette of brush options, then scroll through the brush presets until you find it.

To deploy this custom brush, choose the tool you’d like to use (such as the paint brush) and it will be the active brush by default.

By default, Photoshop will suggest something like Sampled Brush 1, but you should rename it in a way that will make sense when you’re looking for it later-something like “Leaf: Maple 1” or “Cloud: Cumulus 7.” When you click it, a popup window will appear showing a preview of the brush shape as well as its size, with a blank space in which you can enter a new name for the brush. Lastly, with the image ready to be converted into a brush, simply choose Define Brush Preset from Photoshop’s Edit menu. To change the image size, choose Image Size from the Image menu and enter new dimensions, ensuring the actual area resolution (the pixel dimensions) will change by checking the Resample box. It’s almost always preferable to have a larger brush that can be resized down, so I would suggest a brush at least 500 pixels on the long side, and preferably upwards of 1,000, but no larger than 2,500 pixels. Next is to resize the image to correspond to the size you’d like the brush to be.

How to create a custom brush in photoshop