How to Install Photoshop Brush Set

Photoshop Brushes usually available in huge size files. This is because some designer made high resolution brushes to get high quality for Printing Standard. The size of each brush can be range between 1500px – 2500px. You can imagine if a series of certain theme brush being compiled together in one file. I’m not talking about hundreds of kilobytes, be patient to download more than 10 megabytes .ABR file in archive folder.

Photoshop Brushes by default, saved in a specific file known as: .ABR file format.

Here is how to install Photoshop Brush:

Download the Photoshop Brush set that you find from my Blog or another site, and extract the Winrar file into ABR file. Save it into your computer hardisk.

Open your Adobe Photoshop and find the Brush Tool


Below the menu bar, you can find Brush Tool menu option and click on tiny arrow that I’ve marked with circle.


You will soon find another Brush Tool submenu option and again, click on tiny arrow that I’ve marked with circle.


A Brush Tool tray options will shown, and choose Load Brushes.

 
A new set of brushes will be appearing after the previous default brushes.
If you want to have sort of new set brushes only, then you can choose Replace Brushes

That’s it,  you can start to use the brushes now!

I will write a post about my photoshop brush in few days ahead. You can download 7  brushes set in an archive file for free. So don't missed out for my next post by subscribing to my feed!

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How to create Swirly Curls in Illustrator

It’s been more than a week since my last tutorial article. Hope you would love this one ;)
Today’s tutorial is different than before. I want to share you an easy tutorial of how to create Swirls in Illustrator.

Decorative swirls are loved nowadays; people always use this style along with natural element into their design. I know that there are lots of tutorials which are sound similar with mine. Well the idea is to create swirly curls, but my technique would probably different than any others. The twirl effect result is having some hazy kind of curls, so I guess it would be interesting.


Step One – Draw a Rectangle

Create a new file and find the Rectangle Tool (press key M) in the Tool Box, then draw a rectangle in any size as you wish.


Search a Scallop Tool and double click on it to go to Scallop Tool Option.


Set the value that shown below:


Back to your rectangle drawing image, and with the Scallop Tool click at one of its corner.


You can click any corner, and here is the result:


The corner that you have clicked would have 90 degree corner angle, while the other corners deform into scallop effect.


Step two – Creating Swirly Curls

Find the Twirl Tool and double click on it to go to Twirl Tool Option


Set the value that shown below:


Click at any corner and hold it in few seconds until you see the twirl effect that you want.


You should know that in order to get nice effect, this one is little bit tricky. I suggest you to use this twirl tool at any corner point but avoid clicking on the part of deformed rectangle that has 90 degree corner angle. The possibilities of results are countless. It would depend on how long you hold the mouse click. The longer you hold it, and then you will have lots of twirl spirals. Otherwise, simple shape twirl will be created. Spend some times to experiment using different shape to twirl is also useful to try.

If you want to change the twirl shape, you can use Warp Tool (Shift + R), by dragging the end point of your swirly curl.


The finished swirly curls:


As you see, the swirly curl is created in a single path. You can join them into a group of paths along with other curls and swooshes. Learn how to do it in detail by reading Bittbox’s tutorial “How to make custom swooshes swirls and curls”.

Bittbox also provides series of Illustrator Brushes (free to download) to create swirls and curls using Spiral Tool.

I got another resource that came from Verlee’s Blog, where she uses different techniques to create swirly curls but also worth to visit.



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Grunge Text Effect in Photoshop Action – Part 3

Another grunge text effect photoshop action to download today ;). You should try this tutorial because this kind of text effect is neater than the Part 1 and Part 2. Still result in destroyed fonts but I exclude random rustic details at the text background which belong in previous version.

Download the Graphic Identity - text grunge 03.ATN (2Kb) inside a WinRAR archive file.

Graphic Identity - text grunge 03.rar (1.2 KB)


If you don’t know what Photoshop Action is and how to install it, you can go to my previous tutorial post about Photoshop Action.

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Step One – Create a text layer

Create a new file and make a text layer. You can add background if you like, just to make it easy, when you want to see a clear grunge effect.



I choose dark background behind orange text.


The interesting part about my grunge photoshop action, is that you can blend two colors (better be in contrast) combination. I suggest you to do some small experiment using different color combination to see how they will look for your design.



Step two – Working with photoshop action

Install the grunge photoshop action, and play selection. Wait in a minute to see the result.



Get the finished Grunge text effect:



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