Draw Brush Photoshop
Bulah Landaker
I've encountered a problem in Photoshop in which when I'm drawing on a layer, Photoshop doesn't let me draw over what I've already drawn.
New brush strokes cannot be drawn over strokes I've already drawn.
I've tried resetting my computer, updating Photoshop to the newest version, resetting the system, preferences, and brushes, but after I think it's fixed, the problem comes back, and it's really frustrating.
I found a solution for this. When you choose the brush, go to the top panel below where the file, image, etc. panel is and the mode should also be there. This worked for me. I am sorry if it did not work for you.
i know the pencil tool can draw a straight line with anchor points. is there a setting for the pencil tool that can mimic a 30 point brush, low hardness (faded side to side) at about an 80 degree angle or is there a way to make a straight line with the brush tool using a mouse?
i know this image is a bit blurry. what i want to do is replace the 2 white angled lines with the 30 point brush effect 230 pixels wide. the project on the left of the pic is a 2ft by 4ft canvas. any ideas? please help.
Straight lines are simple: using the brush click where you want the line to start (you will paint a single spot) then hold down the shift key and click where you want the line to end; Photoshop will draw a straight line between your start and end points.
....but is there one button we can push to hold while drawing with a brush tool-an orthogonal line (like when we draw perfect verticals and horizontals) and if not---WHY not?!! If there is I'm looking for an answer pretty please-
Thank you. I will try the brush click, shift, click method. It sounds quicker than what I found after playing around some more. Drawing a wide line (50 pxls) then applying a blur worked but took a while to update the layer after applying the blur. I guess there is more than one way to fillet the fish huh.
Only on Photoshop CC does this happen, drawing a diagonal line with shift key, instead of line starting dark & then fading out, it does the reverse, starts on nothing & then darkens towards anchor point. I am on trial versions & can't purchase until this is cleared up.
Adobe, come on now. I'm having the same issue! I'll press down super hard with my Wacom pen, hold shift, and then press down super hard at another point on the canvas in hopes of creating a thick, straight line linking the two points. Supposedly, this should work, but it NEVER does. I either have to repeatedly click between the two points, building up the line thicker and thicker until it eventually looks half-way decent, or rotate my canvas, estimating and hoping that it's rotated in the correct position so that my diagonal line can be drawn straight while I hold down shift and drag my pen across the canvas, creating a far better (but oftentimes less accurate) straight line. Why don't they just create a simple shortcut for this like Procreate and every other reasonable drawing program has? Is this seriously industry-standard? I don't mean to rant too much, Photoshop is great for a number of applications, but it's these little BIG issues that really bother me about it.
Yeah, its the same for me. Its not like its impossible to do in software either. I know of literally free software that lets you make smooth diagonal lines by holding the same hotkey you use for straight ones and its so annoying that something as expensive and widely used as Photoshop can't do it.
I'm trying to get a handle on what you are describing. It sounds like you are trying to use the Photoshop trick of connecting points while holding down the shift key, but using a 'Pressure Affects Size' preset with a Wacom tablet. @vervet had a similar issue but with a 'Pressure Affects Opacity' brush preset. That's not going to work because it's not the right preset.
If you need to control a tapered brush stroke whether it be size or opacity, try stroking a path with Simulate Pressure enabled, or stroke a path with a preset where size or opacity is set to Fade.
I'll try to put it more clearly if it helps. I'm not super knowledgeable about all the photoshop features (cuz let's face it, there's bagillions of them) so I might sound like a numbskull, but here it is:
Procreate has a simple method of drawing a straight line. Ya hold down for an extra second and it makes the line you've drawn nice and straight. Most drawing programs have simple methods of drawing straight lines too. Photoshop doesn't. I don't want to dive deep into my brushes settings and uncheck "pressure-size" or "pressure-opacity" every time I want a straight line.
what I'm looking for is a way to quickly, without having to mess with settings or anything, draw a straight line with nothing more than my right hand and my Wacom pen. And I want the line to be as thick as I'm pressing. That's really the main issue. I think what photoshop is doing wrong can be exemplified by this example:
4) a line is drawn, but it looks somewhat like the lines you showed in your provided screenshot. It's either super thin at one end and super thick at the other, or, at other times, it's so thin I can't even see the line. It's like the line was never even drawn.
I want to draw two lines next to each other (or one black line with white in the center)This line will be very curvy and wind around on the page.Does anyone know if this is possible in Photoshop? I'm considering upgrading to the subscription newest version.
I just drew a squiggly line with fuzzy edges, then duplicated the layer, then used paintbucket at 166 with black to make the line larger and solid. Then I went to the duplicated layer and used the magic wand tool to select & delete the fuzziness of the line, then I painted the line white, and VOILA!But maybe there's an easier way?
I've just run into the same issue, and I don't see the answer to what I think your problem is, i.e. being able to draw a line that has another line offset from it whatever shape you draw. Copy/paste of the line won't work, as curves won't have a consistent offset, and may even overlap each other.
Make a new small image. Make a hard black dot the diameter you want your main line to be.
Make a second black dot directly below it.
Select your dots by just using 'select all' and then using the magic wand tool with the 'subtract selection' option.
Go to 'edit', then 'define brush presets'. Save your brush.
At the moment it's just two dots. To make it work as two lines, when you select the brush, go to 'brush settings', then 'shape dynamics'.
There is an option for 'angle jitter'. You need to set this to 'direction'.
Now, whenever you draw with that brush, on those settings, you will draw two lines next to each other. Move the brush up, and there will be two adjacent lines. Move it left/right, there will be two lines, one above the other. Move it in a circle, and you'll have another circle inside your circle.
As a side note, I use this for drawing coastlines on dungeons and dragons maps.
If you make the lower dot smaller when you begin creating the brush, you will have a thick line with a thin line next to it. You can also use the same technique to create a brush with adjacent multiple lines, giving the effect of a shoreline on a map.
If you want a simple pack to get started with pencil marks check out this one from Soenanda. Totally free and pretty small, but it comes with a handful of brushes mimicking different softness levels and even one for mechanical pencil lead.
And this brush pack gives you everything to get started with charcoal, without buying any. This way you can attempt some digital work and see how it feels to paint with the real-world style of vine charcoal.
Its strength comes from the generic style of each brush meaning you can format the final output any way you want. There is some incredibly cool stuff you can do by altering settings in the PS brushes panel.
And this pack from Sparth does not disappoint with 30 custom brushes tailor-made for all forms of digital painting. I find that these work best with realist paintings such as concept art pieces or photobashed paintings.
Creator ramstudioscomics released this brush set online for free as it was their very first set when starting to paint digitally. That makes it an excellent choice for newbies who are hesitant to work with Photoshop defaults.
Enter Drew Green and his amazing cartoon brush set. This does come with a price of $6 but you get some very unique brushes that feel like a mixture of traditional mediums and digital painting brushes.
Use these brushes to add movement and grit to your concept art or comic book drawings. And think of these as a different way to shade or highlight your work, or even try layering colors to get more dimensionality. Play around!
This really contains everything you need to create amazing Japanese artwork and lots of fun new brushes to experiment with. Who knows, you might find some new favorites and add a whole new element to your style.
However if you are brand new to Photoshop I suggest starting with free brushes first. Get used to the brushes panel and how to use the software, then worry about paying for premium brush packs.
It seems it's been a while since you updated. But just wanted to say thanks for the great brushes! EXACTLY what i've been searching for for a long time. And hope you can get back into posting some more in the future. THANKS!
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I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong.. I'm working on a Mac, and when I open the zip file, the only thing I see there is a "Stickies"-file (.TPL), which does not open.
I would really like to use these brushes; I'm already a fan but after getting this new computer I haven't been able to get them!