How to make brushes.
So yeah, I always use my own textures, brushes, gradients, bases, and shit like that.
So you can learn here, add me for more tutorials kids.
Tiny Text:
Start with a 100x100 blank (white) canvas.
Zoom in on around 400%.
Type in 'my chemical romance is the shit' on Courier 2px.
Flatten the image.
Go to Edit>Define Brush.
Then type in 'Text 001' or whatever you want to name it.
And there you have your text icon.
Round Text:
Blank 100x100 white canvas.
Take the Select Tool, and switch it to the 'Elliptical' tool, the circle one for all the geniuses out there.
Make a small circle on the canvas, and fill it with black. (000000).
Now, USING your text brush, the one you just made, switch the color back to white (ffffff) and click once in the center of the circle.
Go to Edit>Define Brush.
Then type in 'Round 001' or whatever you want to name it.
And there you have your circle icon.
You can also do that with a retangle, using the default select tool. (The square)
Jumbles:
Blank 100x100 white canvas.
In the font 'Vrinda' on size 6, type in: 'Gerard Way is my hero'
Right click 'Free Transform'.
And turn whichever way you please.
Type in another line, like 'Toro is a legend', and do the same in another direction.
And continue until you're satisfied.
Scribbles:
Blank 100x100 white canvas.
Go to 'Basic Brushes', pick the size 2 one, in black.
Scribble wherever you please.
Go to Edit>Define Brush.
Then type in 'Scribble 001' or whatever you want to name it.
EXTRA:
"Yo Di, how can I make that white scibble thing underneath 'defeat'?"
Easy Frank...
Type in the font you'd like.
Use a 4px basic brush, on white.
You should see 2 layers in the 'Layers' section.
The icon, and the font.
Click on the icon, then scribble underneath the font.
The End.
Another icon used this way:
PS: I have tuts for both these icons.
Check out the journal.