[davsar]

I'm here a little late, but have been reading to catch up. I'm also new to digi and I didn't understand a thing about the brushes or anything else for that matter. I've been trying to take all the digi classes. So now I understand what it means to buy brushes. Is a brush kind of like a pattern?

It depends on the brush - some brushes are really only good for stamping on your layout because they are created like doodles. Others are wonderful for masking because they have more intricacies.

[Grandma Flowers]

So is a brush kind of like an element and then you use the brush tools to widen or thin or airbrush, etc?

[davsar]

In parting

Just a few things to remember about brushes:

1. Always open a new transparent layer on which to use your brush (unless you are erasing with it).
2. Brushes can be scaled down or up, they can be blended - pretty much anything you can do with an element you can do with a brush.
3. You can layer several brushes on top of each other to get some pretty cool effects.
4. You can always print out a brush and use it on your hybrid projects.

Hope this class has been helpful! Thanks for joining me!

[Hearts0314]

I'm trying to create something like this(the dog prints on the left of the journaling):






Would a "brush" be the right thing to use?

[AlwaysHappy]

Thank you so much for doing this class. Right now I'm still in the state of confusion, but when I get time to set down and go through this step by step in PSE, then I'm sure a lightbulb will go off in my head. LOL I think maybe some of the termanology used in digi is what is confusing me. Again, thank you for your time and patience with us.

[davsar]

So is a brush kind of like an element and then you use the brush tools to widen or thin or airbrush, etc?

Hmm... you could think of it that way. I think of them as shapes that my paint brush or pencil or air brush will take (like the tip of your pencil is a star or swirl). Make sense?

With an element you can't get a watermark effect or a soft texture pattern because elements have hard, defined edges and colors. With brushes you can do a watermark and you can get a textural effect.

[davsar]

I'm trying to create something like this(the dog prints on the left of the journaling):






Would a "brush" be the right thing to use?

Most definitely!

[Miss Daisy-NC]

Thank you!!!!!! really enjoyed this class

[davsar]

Oh - almost forgot here is my finished layout using brushes:

[fong33]

Didn't make the class earlier, but will read through this. I rarely use brushes and would like to learn more about them. Thanks for the class.

[Grandma Flowers]

I'm kinda getting it now. Thanks.

[pawprints]

Oh - almost forgot here is my finished layout using brushes:

Beautiful page!!

I'm a big Photoshop user... I know what brushes are but don't use them all that often. I read through your class and I want to say thanks for the great ideas for using them! Because of your class I will probably start using them and trying out your wonderful ideas!

[Sus79]

Great class, thank you

[scraptag]

Thanks for the great class! It was wonderful! I hope to play with the brushes sometime soon!