I know Photoshop comes with a set of calligraphic brushes. Have you looked at those? I don’t have a pressure tablet,so I’m not sure if they are close to what you need.
TONY!!! happy new year mate!
Gener, thanks. I looked and looked – pain in the butt. I guess I’ll have to keep looking.
Dave, thank you ma man. What a long strange trip it’s been….
Ok,Tony…if I find anything I’ll drop it by. 🙂
All I can seem to find is pre-drawn strokes. What I need is a setting, I think, that gives the appearance of a wet stroke and tails off, with possibly some scattering.
Take a look at this:
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That’s what I’m trying to do with a brush – to paint in that fashion.
Any ideas?
Ok,I’ve looked at the picture you uploaded.
Hmmm… maybe Photoshop’s wet media brush set can give you something to work with. There’s a #54 Rough Dry brush there that can give the effect,but you may have to go over the parts you want wet. If it’s a few Chinese characters,then it shouldn’t be too much work.
An alternate would be to use a wet brush,then apply the "dry brush" to the eraser tool for effect.
Yeah,there should be a brush that can mimic a sumi-e brush,but I haven’t found it.
Painter, yes, if you already have it, can devote the time to get it sussed, and can make it do what you want.
More funner and more cheaper: Real ink. Real brushes. Real vellum. Scanner.
Happy new year, Tony!
Rob
In the Brush Presets (in CS3), directly under Size Jitter is a drop down menu that defaults to Pen Pressure. Change that to Fade and play with the percentage and I believe the brush will trail off like you want.
That’s one part of wht you wanted, anyway. I’ll look for more of it.
Like Oldbob states……
Try this:
Choose a natural brush ( with bristles etc )
Shape Dynamics:
Size jitter: 0%
Ctrl: Pen Tilt
Min dia: 0
Tilt scale: 200%
Angle jitter: 0
Ctrl: off
Roundness jitter:0%
Ctrl: off
Flip x and Y jitter unchecked
Other Dynamics:
Opacity jitter: 0%
Ctrl: Pen Pressure
Flow jitter: 0%
Ctrl: Fade @ 1000
You may need to tweak but that should be a start for you.
Chris
I can’t add to the brush tips but I can to the New Year wishes.
Have a good one! 🙂
Well first of all, thanks to old friends for the well wishes in this new year. Maybe this year will be better than the last (Counting Crows).
The tips posted regarding the brush settings helped quite a bit. I found that if I created a circular path and stroked that path with a brush, I was able to vary parameters and judge their effect in a more consistent manner. That was a big help.
While I’m still not 100% happy with my results so far, it DID lead me to thoughts on creating a new brush shape that, in concert with the Flow control may help me achieve the desired effect.
So thanks a ton – I can always rely on this forum to be of absolute top notch help.
Peace,
Tony
Very nice suggestion Rob. Thank you.