Creating a Photoshop Brush from your Digi Stamp

Today I thought I would have a go at coloring in my digital fairy stamp in Photoshop CS4 but first I wanted to turn it into a Photoshop brush.

To create a brush, click Edit > Define Brush Set and give it a name. If the Define Brush Set is greyed out, it's probably because your image is too large. The maximum size for a brush is 2500px x 2500px. I recommend using the largest size possible when creating brushes as you can't enlarge them when using them without pixelating the image.

The instructions below will ensure you get your image to the correct size:

How to Color in a Fairy Digi Stamp Photoshop Tutorial Step 2

1. Create a new blank canvas 2500px x 2500px. Leave the background color white.
2. Click File > Place then navigate to the file which you want to open. Click Place. If your image is larger than 2500px it will resize it within the limit. You'll then need to click the tick at the top of the screen (Commit transform (Return) or simply press Return.



3. Create the brush by clicking Edit > Define > Brush Preset then give it a name. I called this one Fairy Digi Stamp. Click OK. If you click on the paintbrush in the tool bar and then the brush Preset Picker, you will see that it has appended the image to the brush set.
   
   
   
   
   
   

You can now use your fairy brush and experiment with different colors and effects. These I will go through in my next post.