Blending Tool For Photoshop Cs

#21

It’s the smudge tool but with specified settings.
Look for a downward hand with one finger pointing.

edit: crappit, beaten by nebz. Ah well, I tried :stuck_out_tongue:

#22

four crows, it is in the brush editor- brush tip shape, in the bottom, it says spacing set it to 0 it gives much smoother blend

#23

Well, just because something is the most popular doesn’t mean it’s the best. Look at the highest grossing Hollywood blockbuster films–many are crap. 3D Max is by far the most famous 3D software in the world and has the largest user base, but for many years, it wasn’t even a contender for highend CG production. And if you look at music softwares, Fruityloops is probably the most used in the world, but it is nowhere near being the best music production software.

I’m not saying Photoshop is bad–far from it. I use it more than I use Painter, because I’m also a photographer, and other than getting the natural-looking brushwork and the awesome blending tools in Painter, I prefer to draw/paint in Photoshop because the UI’s more intuitive and making changes is much more efficient. However, it’s simply the truth that the smudge tool in Photoshop is absolute worst in all the drawing/painting softwares I’ve used. Photoshop was created for photo editinig–thus the name, “PHOTOshop.” But over the years they’ve added some nice brush tools, but at its heart, it’s still aimed for image editing, as that is Adobe’s largest market. Artists that draw and paint with Photoshop are but a minority in the grand scheme of things as far as Photoshop’s user base is concerned. This is why Adobe won’t really work hard at improving Photoshop for drawing/painting to the point of competing with Corel Painter or other softwares designed specifically for drawing/painting. They’ll always concentrate on improving the image-editing aspect as first priority.

#24

hehe guess we all use what we like eh? im just glad ps can blend now haha:D

#25

Ever tried using the healing brush tool for blending?

#26

too complicated for me… im a lazy bum to go selecting and then blending… im a freestylah yeah

#27

you don’t need to keep selecting, there’s another way.

Create a new white blank page, select a full white square, define new pattern.
Paint 2 colors, switch to the healing brush tool and use pattern with the pattern you just made.

#28

feel free to contribute, tis all good mate, i just like to blend as i paint, but indeed, id like to know:thumbsup:

#29

…whoa… too complicated for me…but then again so are many things till i try them… so i will ,thanx my opinion is if it works good and fast i ll use it

#30

Use the tool and define a square, nothing but white in it.
http://img280.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15nc.jpg
Define a new pattern, name it and press ok.
http://img280.imageshack.us/my.php?image=28ib.jpg
Use the healing tool with the pattern you just made with these settings.
http://img280.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30mb.jpg

#31

thanks you so much for that tutorial nebz, it really helped.
(if you wanna chat, im on msn)

#32

FOUND IT! This made a huge difference!! Thank you!!

#33

Neb…:love: You are my new best friend!!
All we need now is a tut to find out how you made that cool statue thingy that you made for your challenge with lord blue!
Go, Neb, go!:applause:

#34

nebezial,

this is my attempt, as you can see i couldnt get the exact shine you had, also some of the finer muscle details beside the stomach i couldnt replicate them.

i would appreciate some input, thanks :slight_smile:

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#35

Seratogui man i love ti, not the blending though im used to my blender it gives me the maximum speed cause that way its like im working with oils ,colours are alive… buut u made me devise some awesome new tricks and effects, i owe u bigtime:beer:
paperclip go to tut thread, its the same method i used on the dragon tut
warpyy excellent work u really got the hang of it:thumbsup:

#36

neb,

lol it was my first time using the smudge tool with minor success. it doesnt look as good as yours and i am sure i f***ed something up in the process, yours has more color to it and more brightness, bottom line it looks better :slight_smile:

love seeing more of your tutorials :slight_smile:

#37

lol there is a whole thread of them in the making some are allredy made and tons to go

#38

are you planning to take over the tutorial industry or something ?
i am spying on your now, trying to see all your threads and visit them :slight_smile:

cheers :slight_smile:

#39

Excellent to hear mate, hope ur happy enough with it to keep at those tutorials, cause they help me out a hell of a lot as well :slight_smile:

#40

neb,

i have just visited your other tutorial threads and i must say its very impressive.
after you are done with the gray scale light and shadow and depth definition, how do you color over it without messing up the work you have done so far ?

i assume its a new layer and then colorize on it somehow… ?

thread in question

thanks in advance.