Custom Brushes Without Anti-Aliasing

What I want to do is use brushes without Anti-Aliasing like the ones that are available with the Pencil Tool but I would like to use these brushes with the clone stamp for example.

One solution to this would be to make a custom brush without anti-aliasing, is this possible? I found an old tutorial for an older version of Photoshop and apparently when you clicked Define Brush you had an option of whether you wanted it to be anti-alias or not.

Any help is appreciated.

All the Best,

Adam

What I want to do is use brushes without Anti-Aliasing like the ones that are available with the Pencil Tool but I would like to use these brushes with the clone stamp for example.

One solution to this would be to make a custom brush without anti-aliasing, is this possible? I found an old tutorial for an older version of Photoshop and apparently when you clicked Define Brush you had an option of whether you wanted it to be anti-alias or not.

Any help is appreciated.

All the Best,

Adam

Doesn't setting the brush hardness to 100% take care of that?

shift B changes to pencil. Or just click on the brush tool or tool otions bar and you get various options including the pencil which has no aliasing.

100% hardness still has an anti-aliased edge. And he wants to access the hard brush with the tools that use the brush presets (like clone, dodge and burn, etc)

You can define a new brush with a hard edge, but if you change the size, the resampling causes the edge to become soft. So... define a number of hard edge brushes the sizes you would use most?
(for a new round brush: just make a circle selection the size(s) you want with anti-aliasing off, fill with black, then Edit>Define Brush.)

Thank you for your replies.

I tried to define a brush the way that Charles suggested but it still makes that brush anti-aliased.

The problem is there is no "Pencil Library." Pencil is a mode that makes any brush with a jagged edge.

If there is a way to select Pencil Brushes with the Clone Stamp tool, can you please explain how to do this.

Thanks for your help.

Adam

"100% hardness still has an anti-aliased edge."

Good to know, thanks…

What I want to do is described on this page:

<http://www.sketchpad.net/1pixelbrush.htm>

But apparently this feature is no longer in the current version of Photoshop?

Not sure what version is shown here...6?

I tried to define a brush the way that Charles suggested but it still makes that brush anti-aliased.

When I tried it here, the brush at its original size was hard-edged. It only got an anti-aliased edge when the diameter of the brush was changed. (Make sure that the selection used to make the brush has anti-alias unchecked.) The problem with this is you have to make a brush preset of every size you will use.

Thanks for your replies Charles, I really appreciate your help.

How are you checking that your custom brush is not anti-aliased? Are you using it with the brush tool/clone stamp etc.?

I was able to make a custom brush as you described, and when I selected it, yes anti-aliasing is off.

But when I test it out with the Brush or Clone Stamp Tool it is still adding anti-aliasing.

Are you using CS2? Am I missing something here.

Thanks again.

For me (CS1 here at home) it is hard edged with a non-brush tool (Clone, dodge,etc) only at the size it was created.
Monday at work I can check this method with CS2.

So are these the correct steps:

1. Make a selection using Ellipitical Selection Tool with anti-aliasing off.

2. Fill selection with Black.

3. Go to Edit Menu and then click Define Brush Preset.

Is this the correct procedure?

Yes. But be aware of the pixel dimension of the brush you make. The preset brush will only have a hard edge at the size you created the original.

Are you checking at 1600% Zoom to see if it is adding extra pixels?

I am always using it the original size.

Here's an image of what the custom brush looks when I use it with stamp tool. The Image on the canvas is the Brush I selected.

<http://www.chakralatte.com/test/custombrush.gif>

Notice how the shape of the brush is not sharp like the selection is.

Thanks for your help.

Yeah. Huh. I get the same thing with a small brush, but not with a larger brush (Even zoomed to 1600).
Try making a brush the same way at over 100 px. (I made one at 136 and one at 111, both have hard edges)
Maybe it is just brushes under 100 pixels?
Odd.

Thanks, Charles.

At least I'm not crazy.

I'm working all the way zoomed in on very fine details, and I don't like how Photoshop adds extra pixels.

But apparently this is something that cannot be done?

Ironically this was an option that you could choose in a past version as shown in that link I gave.

Thanks for your help.