Photoshop brushes

What brushes do you provide?

I offer photoshop brushes that were made in PS 7.0 and can be used only in Photoshop.

Are your brushes free to use?

Yes they are.

What are photoshop brushes?

Photoshop brushes can either be used to draw or to stamp with. If you are a photo manipulator, brushes are great tools to give your work that little extra touch.

How can I download your brushes?

Brush sets can be viewed by clicking on the preview. To download them, simply click on the 'download' link and the download will start. you are then asked to store them somewhere on the computer. My advice is to create a seperate brushes directory in which you install all your brush sets, so you can easily find them. After the download is finished, you need to unzip the brush set, and it will appear in abr format (brush format) in the same directory.

How do I use your brushes?

As brushes are in abr format, they can only be used in of photoshop. So open photoshop, select the brush tool, and select the brushes palette at the top of the program. A small menu will open. Click on the arrow pointing to the left, at the top right of the menu and hit the 'load brushes' button. Now you can browse your harddisc for the folder in which you stored your brushes. Select the brush set and the brush set will appear in the brushes palette. Now make sure the brush tool stays selected, open a new canvas and you can start drawing.

Can I make my own brushes?

Yes you can, it's quite easy actually. :) Start by opening a new white canvas and selecting the brush tool. Put the mode to grayscale and just start experimenting! you can draw, paste, stamp, whatever you like, until you are satisfied with the result of your brush. Then hit 'edit' 'define brush', give the brush a name and voila, your brush is ready!

After the brush has been made, it will appear in your brushes palette. If you want to make brush sets of your own, I advise you to first select the custom 'thick heavy brushes' as they are in low number. Then erase them by rightclicking and selecting delete, and make your own brushes the way I just mentioned. This way, you will be able to make a new, personal brush set.

Can you recommend me some other brush sites?

Some sites that provide excellent brushes:

asunder, annika von holdt, pretty brush, and v-brush

linking

Please put a link to my site when you have used my brushes.

You can also put this in your source:

<a href="http://www.valhalla-vania.net" target="_blank"> valhalla-vania.net</a>

My site will then open in a new window.

Enjoy!