Create the brush by going edit > define brush preset.
Group your texture with the adjustments, make a copy and merge one of the versions. An even balance between dark darks and light lights is ideal. Increase contrast by utilizing your levels and brightness/contrast layer adjustments.
Remember to fully desaturate your texture before creating your brush.
To remove a watercolor’s paper background (so it can be placed on any color), check out video #7 in this course.
If you already have the texture as a transparent png or psd file, perfect! You’ll have to use a texture that already has its background removed.
Softer, lighter colored textures will yield less dramatic effects.
Use textures with good color + texture variety for the most interesting results.
Here are the most important things to keep in mind as you create your watercolor photoshop brushes:
Watercolor Textures for Graphic Design class.
How to Create a Watercolor Photoshop Brush See the full tutorial below! Pin it for later! These are really quick to create and can be huge time savers. It’s been a little while since I’ve posted a watercolor tutorial! If you’ve been here for some time, you know we can’t have that 😉 This week I want to share how to create a custom watercolor photoshop brush! Having a watercolor photoshop brush in your brush library is super handy for two reasons: #1 you don’t have to file > place large textures or search for them on your computer, and #2 it keeps file sizes smaller.