You will need to load them using the preset manager. To use the Photoshop brushes I have included download them from the Download section below, unzip the file then load them.

I have included the brush sets that I used for this wallpaper in the download section below. There are thousands of really good free brushes out there. You can download Photoshop brush sets from the net. Now you need to pick the brush sets that you want to use for the image. You can create these layers by clicking the new layer button on the layer panel. For this guide I did each section on a different layer so you can see what I did easier. You will need to create a few new layers. Now click the canvas and apply the background colour. Select the paint bucket/gradient tool (Photoshop short cut “G”) if it is set to the gradient tool right click the gradient button and select the paint bucket (unless you are using a gradient). You will need to apply the background colour to your new canvas. Step Three: Applying the Background Colour Pick the colour you would like to use for your background. Once you have clicked on the swatch it will bring up a colour palette for the swatch you clicked.

You can reset the default by using the Photoshop shortcut “D” and toggle between them with “X”. To choose a colour click on the colour swatches in the tools side bar (usually on the left hand side) they are black and white by default. The best colour for this wallpaper is black. I use 1920 x 1200 pixels with 72 pixels per inch, (This is widescreen and high resolution) translucent background. You can use the Photoshop shortcut “ctrl + N” this will also bring up the window to select your dimensions. Enter in the dimensions that you want to use.Ģ. Go to File -> New and a window will pop up. Step One: Creating a New Canvasįirst Create a new canvas. So open your Photoshop application and let’s get started. In this tutorial we are going to look at creating the following wallpaper: You can look at some examples of wallpapers that you can make by just using photoshop brushes on the Wallpapers page of this blog. I have included the paint brushes and the photoshop file (psd) that I used in this Photoshop tutorial in the download section below if you wish to download them. In this photoshop tutorial I have provided a step by step guide on how to make amazing wallpapers by just using Photoshop paint brushes. Photoshop paint brushes are a cool thing if you know how to use them. In this guest post Korin Iverson from writes about how anyone can easily make nice, shiny and eye catchy high resolution wallpapers by just using Photoshop paint brushes.

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