Hi!

I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
preview. Is this easy to do?
You can view said preview on
http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122

Thanks a lot!

Antha

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 04:11:36 -0700 (PDT), Antha <sabinedirix@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
>of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
>brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
>colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
>color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
>other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
>preview. Is this easy to do?
>You can view said preview on
>http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>
>Thanks a lot!
>
>Antha


Your brushes will be the color specified as 'foreground' color on the
Tool Bar. Alternatives will be either different selections with
different colors or you can also be quite creative with the
'Gradient Tool.

Dave

On 8 apr, 14:09, Dave <d...@d.durbs> wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 04:11:36 -0700 (PDT), Antha <sabinedi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi!
>
> >I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
> >of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
> >brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
> >colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
> >color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
> >other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
> >preview. Is this easy to do?
> >You can view said preview on
> >http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>
> >Thanks a lot!
>
> >Antha
>
> Your brushes will be the color specified as 'foreground' color on the
> Tool Bar. Alternatives will be either different selections with
> different colors or you can also be quite creative with the
> 'Gradient Tool.
>
> Dave

Thank you very much! Worked almost as I wanted. Perhaps lack of
experience. Hints and tips on rookie-level still welcome, though!

Antha

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 05:25:06 -0700 (PDT), Antha <sabinedirix@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On 8 apr, 14:09, Dave <d...@d.durbs> wrote:
>> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 04:11:36 -0700 (PDT), Antha <sabinedi...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi!
>>
>> >I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
>> >of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
>> >brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
>> >colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
>> >color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
>> >other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
>> >preview. Is this easy to do?
>> >You can view said preview on
>> >http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>>
>> >Thanks a lot!
>>
>> >Antha
>>
>> Your brushes will be the color specified as 'foreground' color on the
>> Tool Bar. Alternatives will be either different selections with
>> different colors or you can also be quite creative with the
>> 'Gradient Tool.
>>
>> Dave
>
>Thank you very much! Worked almost as I wanted. Perhaps lack of
>experience. Hints and tips on rookie-level still welcome, though!
>
>Antha


You are very welcome:-)
If you go the 'different selections with different colors' way, you
should also experiment with 'feathering' (select/modify/feather)
and also play around with 'Hue/Saturation'
(Image/Adjustment/Hue-Saturation shortcut (Ctrl/U)

Dave

"Antha" <sabinedirix@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b861ed73-aac4-4032-90b9-630041a57fe4@u12g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> Hi!
>
> I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
> of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
> brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
> colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
> color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
> other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
> preview. Is this easy to do?
> You can view said preview on
> http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Antha

you can make the brushes do more than one color for each butterfly
but not color inside the butterflies as the illustration

see this CS screenshot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-retouch/1554073856/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-retouch/1555427759/

"KatWoman" <spamfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Antha" <sabinedirix@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b861ed73-aac4-4032-90b9-630041a57fe4@u12g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
>> of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
>> brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
>> colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
>> color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
>> other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
>> preview. Is this easy to do?
>> You can view said preview on
>> http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>>
>> Thanks a lot!
>>
>> Antha
>
> you can make the brushes do more than one color for each butterfly
> but not color inside the butterflies as the illustration
>
> see this CS screenshot
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-retouch/1554073856/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-retouch/1555427759/
>
you may have to log in to use that link
try this if it doesn't work
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/...29f84d84_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/...72372d6f_o.jpg

On 9 apr, 00:07, "KatWoman" <spamf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "KatWoman" <spamf...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:E_RKj.32479$r76.27789@bignews8.bellsouth.net. ..
>
>
>
> > "Antha" <sabinedi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:b861ed73-aac4-4032-90b9-630041a57fe4@u12g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> >> Hi!
>
> >> I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
> >> of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
> >> brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
> >> colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
> >> color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
> >> other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
> >> preview. Is this easy to do?
> >> You can view said preview on
> >>http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>
> >> Thanks a lot!
>
> >> Antha
>
> > you can make the brushes do more than one color for each butterfly
> > but not color inside the butterflies as the illustration
>
> > see this CS screenshot
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-retouch/1554073856/
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-retouch/1555427759/
>
> you may have to log in to use that link
> try this if it doesn't workhttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/1555427759_9c29f84d84_o.jpg
>
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/...72372d6f_o.jpg

The link worked without logging in, thanks!
Color dynamics are indeed a nice effect but it should look as an
inserted photo where I can control the colors being used.
Don't even know if this is possible...
For the time being, I managed it almost with the technique Dave
suggested and maybe I come accross something else in future...
Thanks for all your swift replies!

Antha wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm busy exploring the possibilities of brushes. I downloaded a couple
> of free sets on the net, all very nice. But in the preview, the
> brushes were full color (it are butterflies, wings in all kinds of
> colors) and I only get one color. Even if I set the front- and back
> color differently, I can't manage. I tried with placing one above the
> other and fiddled with blending modes but it still isn't as in the
> preview. Is this easy to do?
> You can view said preview on
> http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes/id/122
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Antha

After checking the preview I think I see your issue. You're expecting
behavior similar to that available from PSP tubes, or Corel Photo-Paint
ImageSprays, or PhotoImpact objects for use with the Object Clone tool, or
RealDRAW nozzles. That is to say, multiple colors within the brush itself.
That's not the way that PS brushes work, AFAIK. Each brush is essentially a
monochrome shape. You will note that her brush palette image on that same
page shows the butterflies (and everything else) as monochrome images.

You can use dynamics, scattering, gradients, etc. to cause each individual
expression of the brush as it is moved to differ from the next, but to my
knowledge there is no way to create multi-color brushes which express those
colors when used (in PS, the foreground and background colors have control),
or even show them in the brush palette.

Here is an example of an image I created using Corel Photo-Paint ImageSprays
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/118/2...f424e4df_o.jpg. As you can
see, the multiple individual images making up each spray reatin their
coloration as the brush is moved. Dynamics may added similarly to Photoshop.
Here
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/cor...ppsprays01.htm
you may find a selection of free Image Lists (ImageSpray components) in
various categories which can be used in Photo-Paint. This capability has
existed at least since Corel version 7 (they're on v.14 or so, now, or would
be if they hadn't gone "X" crazy). That same site also offers PSP tubes and
PI objects.

Ironically, I can download from your source the colored example containing
those butterflies, use paths to extract them into separate images, and
create a Corel ImageSpray with them which would work in exactly the way that
you wish. Frankly, I don't understand why we have reached PS10 and PS still
doesn't have an equivalent tool. At least four of their competitors have
demonstrated that it's really not that bloody difficult to implement.

prowler



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