Create a Colorful Composition using Brushes in Photoshop

April 12th, 2010 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing

Paint with this brush as show using the next colors for Chalk 44 brush – #9E1115, #498ECB. For Sampled brush 2 10white color (Opacity 10%). The layer will be situated also lower than the layer containing the man.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set the Blending mode to Linear Burn for this layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create another new layer and use the next brushes from the earlier used set of brushes.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Paint with NagelSeries28-17 and GRASS brushes as shown using the #FDC689 (Opacity 60%) color. The layer will be situated under the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set the Blending mode to Hard Mix for this layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

We have to represent a new layer and use on it the recently applied brushes. On the background’s right side we’ll paint with white color. On the man’s left side we’ll paint with #EBC7E2 color for the background. Place the layer under the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and choose the next brushes from grunge_brushes_by_szuia set. The brushes’ color is #F0E2EB.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Paint with these brushes as shown. The layer will be situated lower than the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

On the next new layer we’ll apply the next brushes from spooky_splats set.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Their color is black. Place this layer under the man’s layer and make some brushstroke using these brushes.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set the Blending mode to Overlay for this layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Next we’ll use again the earlier mentioned brushes of black color and place the layer under the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and choose again the brushes from spooky_splats set. Foreground color is white this time. Place this layer under the man’s layer too.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set Fill to 74% for this layer in Layers panel.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Now we have to represent a new layer and make some brushstroke with the earlier mentioned set of brushes. Their colors are: #D53B80, #EBD584, #AEA932, #6DCFF6.The layer needs to be placed also under the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and choose again the brushes from spooky_splats set. The color is #C783AB. Place this layer under the man’s layer and make some brushstroke as shown:

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set the Blending mode to Hard Light for this layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and select the same brushes from earlier applied set.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Paint with these brushes using the next colors: white, #A29825 and #7DA7D9. Place this layer under the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set the Blending mode to Darker Color for this layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and select the next brush from MVbrush0809 set.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Paint with Sampled Brush #1 #4 using the next colors: #CF66A6, #788097, #F7B2D0 and white. Place this layer under the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and paint here with the above mentioned brush using the next colors: #A19EC7, #AEA0A7. Place this layer lower than the man’s layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set the Blending mode to Darken for this layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer and paint here with the earlier mentioned brush, applied before. The brush’s color is #93888F. Place the layer under the man’s one.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Set Fill to 71% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Screen. Add the next Drop Shadow settings for the layer by clicking on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

We’ve got the next effect on the layer.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

Select Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make some little color corrections.

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

We’ve got the next result:

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4

The final result!

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  • theone

    14/04/2010

    Thank you for this beautiful tutorial, i am learning a lot from them, thanks for taking time to be generous.

  • Suneil

    14/04/2010

    Good one! Keep sending more..

  • Shanice Elcock

    19/04/2010

    Im a fresh man at High School of Graphic Communication Arts and I love this website. I want to be a graphic designer. And this site is helping e big time. Thank you.

  • milad

    19/04/2010

    wonderful

  • Salena0190

    19/04/2010

    Thanks a lot for ur posted ..it really good :) i am a Designer too..:)

  • Onilla

    23/04/2010

    hello! where can I get those brushes which are used in this tutorial?

  • admin

    25/04/2010

    @Onilla

    link to brushes is included in tutorial

  • Manuela

    13/05/2010

    I like it so much!

  • busyokology

    04/06/2010

    nice tutorial. very helpful. tnx

  • hayyanah

    26/06/2010

    i cant downnload the brush!!

  • hayyanah

    26/06/2010

    i cant downnload the brush!!

  • deden

    20/07/2010

    it’s really cool… i like it … good tutorials…

  • axxo

    22/07/2010

    brushes nt workin…how to add?

  • Hadi

    21/08/2010

    thanks…it was useful

  • Kathmandu

    02/10/2010

    Great lessons. Really helpful. THANK YOU>

  • Kenshin

    21/10/2010

    I cannot download the brushes either

  • Zoobi

    07/11/2010

    i like this web site…but i don’t know how we use adobe photo shop.

  • Hector Guterriz

    30/11/2010

    This design is so good.I love it. I want to be a designer too. So helpful.

  • mercy campos

    02/12/2010

    this painting blows my mind its soo extrodinary…..ilove it!

  • dipster

    15/03/2011

    downloaded the brushes and added – no problem. Just thought the tutorial could have been better or more clearly explained for us Noobs

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