10 free Photoshop brushes for painting nature

It is most efficient when used over the desired area on a separate layer with its mode switched to Overlay, Multiply or Soft Light. It can be employed for general painting and texturing, texturing of flat stone surfaces and even skin deformities. When shading with these brushes, try to gradually move on from darkest to lightest shades. It is very easy to use and very efficient for realistic renders, so long as you remember to switch the opacity and colours constantly throughout the painting process. Photoshop:
Opacity: 10-80%
Flow: 100%
Painter:
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10. Once you have the basis done, pick an airbrush or hard round of a lighter colour and add some additional blades. The majority of brushes described here are photograph based for the sake of realism and have been created in Photoshop. She’s currently a freelance illustrator. Tree bark
This is another brush that I extracted from an old photo I took a while back. Rocks
Painting rocks is extremely hard and time consuming. Marble
This is a wonderful brush extracted from a marble photo, which I use excessively for a multitude of things. It’s definitely most effective when you blur the outcome and regularly change the hues and brightness. This workshop originally appeared in ImagineFX. In this three-part workshop, I’ve tried to lay out the general rules and custom brush settings to as well as show some tips and tricks on unconventional ways to use them. Photoshop:
Opacity: 25-50%
Flow: 100%
Spacing: 3%
(Shape Dynamics) Size Jitter: 20%
Minimum diameter: 9%
Scattering: Both axes, 137%
(Other dynamics) Opacity and Flow Jitter: 0%
Painter:
Large Chalk
Opacity: 10-50%
Grain: 20%
Resat: 20-50%
Bleed: %
Jitter: 0-1
02. Butterflies
Butterflies are very common painting elements, yet quite time consuming. To use it most effectively, first off sketch out the general cloud shape with an airbrush and try the brush out on top of it on a separate layer. Photoshop:
Opacity: 5-30%
Flow: 100%
Spacing: 25%
Painter:
Large Chalk
Opacity: 50%
Grain: 25%
Resat: 18%
Bleed: 0%
Jitter: 4
04. The brushes shown here were created from photos I found on the internet. Download all 10 brushes here. Photoshop:
Opacity: 5-50%
Flow: 100%
Spacing: 25%
Other dynamics: Opacity and flow Jitter: 0%
Painter:
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03. Leaves
This photo brush is extremely useful for painting leaves in distant backgrounds. Just run over the night sky with this brush, first with a larger size and higher transparency (for distant stars) gradually blurring and changing to smaller and more opaque. This brush is one of the most functional, as aside from its main purpose, it can be used to create such textures as: skin pores, brocade, smaller leaves, dust, enhanced grass and so on. Use this brush as a typical hard round, constantly playing with the opacity and colour. Use it as a stamp, preferably on a multiply layer mode. This brush can’t be used to create a realistic rock from beginning to end, but it is extremely useful for creating a basic texture or for hinting at the detail during speed painting. Photoshop:
Opacity: 10-90%
Flow: 100%
Spacing: 5%
(Shape Dynamics) Size Jitter 55%
Minimum diameter: 9%
Scattering:
Both axes, 104%
Count: 5
Other dynamics:
Opacity and Flow Jitter: 0%
Painter:
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09. This custom one is made out of some loose colour blobs – its ragged edges encourage smooth transitions between colours and so make this brush perfect for all fast jobs, as you don’t need to constantly worry about colours not blending correctly. Use it as a stamp, from time to time rotating the blobs. This brush has a lot of functions and, aside from texturing bark, can be used for painting cracks, facial marks and scars. After you place it over an area, enhance the effect by underlining the cracked edges with a lighter stroke. Stars
Now that is a fast way to paint a sky! However, where possible, I am also going to write down the settings for standard Corel Painter brushes. For extra realism you can also add some loose leaves, sticks and so on. Cracked ground
This brush is a fast and efficient means to texture dried ground. Now, we have come to the third and final part, which will be devoted to enhancing landscapes and everything that you might find useful for painting nature. Aside from its main use, it can also be handy for painting lightning. 01.