1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,029 [treehouse presents] 2 00:00:02,029 --> 00:00:05,830 [How to Load and Use Brushes and Patterns in Adobe Photoshop with Allison Grayce] 3 00:00:05,830 --> 00:00:07,410 Hi, I’m Allison Grayce. 4 00:00:07,410 --> 00:00:09,150 In this Treehouse quick tip, 5 00:00:09,150 --> 00:00:13,630 we're going to learn how to load and use brushes and patterns in Adobe Photoshop. 6 00:00:13,630 --> 00:00:17,300 I am looking to use some brushes in my design to add texture and grunge. 7 00:00:17,300 --> 00:00:20,260 There are tons of brushes and patterns on the Internet that you can find, 8 00:00:20,260 --> 00:00:22,960 but I’m going to use my favorite brushes by Liam McKay, 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,160 function subtle grunge brushes. 10 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,510 I am going to go ahead and download them form Designmoo, 11 00:00:28,510 --> 00:00:30,860 which I will link to in the description box. 12 00:00:30,860 --> 00:00:33,330 Go ahead and extract the zip folder, 13 00:00:33,330 --> 00:00:36,590 and inside should be an ABR file. 14 00:00:36,590 --> 00:00:39,190 Copy that file, 15 00:00:39,190 --> 00:00:41,840 go ahead and navigate to applications, 16 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,080 Adobe Photoshop CS6—in my situation. 17 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,300 Click on presets, brushes, 18 00:00:48,300 --> 00:00:52,670 and go ahead and paste the ABR file into this directory. 19 00:00:52,670 --> 00:00:56,190 The brushes already in here are Adobe’s default brushes. 20 00:00:56,190 --> 00:00:58,790 So you can go ahead and close the finder here 21 00:00:58,790 --> 00:01:04,970 and minimize your browser and head back on over to Photoshop. 22 00:01:04,970 --> 00:01:08,420 Select the brush tool from your toolbar by pressing B on your keyboard, 23 00:01:08,420 --> 00:01:10,660 or just clicking on it in your toolbar. 24 00:01:10,660 --> 00:01:13,570 Navigate to the options bar and click the drop down arrow. 25 00:01:13,570 --> 00:01:16,220 Go ahead and click the gear button here, 26 00:01:16,220 --> 00:01:19,360 or in your case, depending on which version of Photoshop you’re using, 27 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,670 this might be an arrow, and click replace brushes. 28 00:01:23,670 --> 00:01:27,840 We’re going to navigate to the directory where we paste our ABR file, 29 00:01:32,330 --> 00:01:35,720 and we're looking for function subtle grunge. 30 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,980 So go ahead and click open. 31 00:01:37,980 --> 00:01:40,950 Your new brushes will now appear in the scrolling area 32 00:01:40,950 --> 00:01:43,190 in the drop down menu of the options bar, 33 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:45,920 and go ahead and select one of the brushes. 34 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:51,480 I am going to add a mask to the shape that I want to apply the texture to. 35 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,250 To preview the brush, press the caps lock button on your keyboard. 36 00:01:55,250 --> 00:01:58,090 So I am going to head on over to the layers panel 37 00:01:58,090 --> 00:02:01,260 and add a mask to the object that I want to add texture to. 38 00:02:01,260 --> 00:02:04,320 In this case, I am going to add texture to the grey circle. 39 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,800 So go ahead and press the add layer mask button right here, 40 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,720 and making sure you have black as your foreground color, 41 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,480 go ahead and click on the canvas to apply the texture. 42 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,590 And you can just click around to add more texture. 43 00:02:18,590 --> 00:02:21,980 Press control Z to undo the texture. 44 00:02:21,980 --> 00:02:24,470 It’s really just a matter of experimentation. 45 00:02:24,470 --> 00:02:26,770 So I think that looks pretty good. 46 00:02:26,770 --> 00:02:29,720 Now I want to add a texture in the background, 47 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,100 and I want this texture to be a repeating pattern. 48 00:02:33,100 --> 00:02:36,280 So my favorite tile wall patterns are from Tileables, 49 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,190 and I am going to navigate to their website 50 00:02:38,190 --> 00:02:40,670 and download a repeating paper background. 51 00:02:40,670 --> 00:02:43,340 So you can either download the entire pack here, 52 00:02:43,340 --> 00:02:45,710 or you can just click on one, 53 00:02:45,710 --> 00:02:48,190 open image in the new tab. 54 00:02:48,190 --> 00:02:51,310 I am going to copy this image, 55 00:02:51,310 --> 00:02:53,410 bring it back into Photoshop, 56 00:02:53,410 --> 00:02:56,210 create a new document, and paste the image. 57 00:02:56,210 --> 00:02:58,300 Now that I have the tileable image, 58 00:02:58,300 --> 00:03:00,800 it’s time to define it as a pattern. 59 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,410 You do so by going to the menu bar at the top and pressing edit, 60 00:03:05,410 --> 00:03:09,750 define pattern, and feel free to name this pattern as you wish. 61 00:03:12,130 --> 00:03:15,180 So I am going to make this document a little bit larger. 62 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:19,610 You can delete the solid color background, 63 00:03:19,610 --> 00:03:21,290 create a new layer, 64 00:03:21,290 --> 00:03:25,220 making sure that layer is underneath the circle. 65 00:03:25,220 --> 00:03:27,980 So go ahead and choose the paint bucket tool from your toolbar 66 00:03:27,980 --> 00:03:30,400 and navigate on up to the options bar. 67 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,070 Click the drop-down menu next to the thumbnail here, 68 00:03:33,070 --> 00:03:35,340 and you will see your new pattern. 69 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:37,330 So go ahead and select that, 70 00:03:37,330 --> 00:03:39,110 and you can click on the canvas, 71 00:03:39,110 --> 00:03:41,060 and we're done. 72 00:03:41,060 --> 00:03:44,270 By using brushes and patterns we’ve pushed this design to the next level. 73 00:03:44,270 --> 00:03:48,130 Now that you know how to load and use brushed and patterns in Photoshop, 74 00:03:48,130 --> 00:03:50,240 the endless looks you can achieve with these tools 75 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,560 are only limited to your imagination. 76 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,690 Using these tools will create a tactile and artistic feel, 77 00:03:55,690 --> 00:03:58,090 setting your design apart from the rest.