Ask the maker 6.0

[aida_rose]

It's July and that means it's time for round 6 of Ask the Maker! here at icon_talkHere you'll get the chance to ask icon makers who sign up questions about their icons and other graphics. You can ask for tutorials, guides/"How to", or ask any other questions regarding their work so the makers can compile a Q&A post with the answers to all the questions they

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[afeastforme]

Username + where you post your work: afeastforme @ turnleft_icons
What can we request from you (tutorials, Q&A, guides etc. .PSDs are not allowed: Anything you want really!
Can we hotlink your icons?: Yes!

[theotherayn]

oooh brushes...i don't really use them much lol but i'll give it a whirl! and it's amazing you did all that in a single layer!

any tips for using brushes with a mouse though? i imagine it will be easier to control it with a tablet which is why i've never really touched them beyond painting in colors and layer masks haha, thanks so much!

[afeastforme]

I wasn't either before the tablet, but now they're a part of my way-to-go! I've uploaded them here and they should work with any ps after cs4 (if not let me know, I've cs6).

Best option I can think of is to set both Size and Opacity jitter on "fade" instead of pen pressure. You might have to play with the "minimum" a bit because that's what really does the job, but you should be able to come up with something interesting. Also, if a brush has the "double brush" thing active, leave it on, it's the texturey-effect some brushes have. In the file you'll find a few brushes but on dA there are quite a lot that might work, especially if you seek out the "enviroment" ones!

[theotherayn]

yay, thank you so much! i have no idea what all that means but i can't wait to experiment<3

[afeastforme]

Okay, horrible text guide here