How to Use Custom Brushes in Photoshop

A tutorial on using custom silhouette brushes in Photoshop to turn photos into large-scale composites. It demonstrates three scenes and covers blending elements, painting atmosphere, adding film grain, and color grading.

Syllabus

– Getting started with 'Man in the Forest'
- Loading brushes
- Using the first brush
- Blending with the 'blend if' options
- Adding some glow
– Using the bird brushes
– Sharpening your image
- Adding film grain
- Color grading the image
- Starting the second composite, 'Man in the cavern'
- Color matching elements
- Painting atmosphere
- Using silhouette to add our character
- Adding the birds
- Adding film grain using a pattern
- Color grading using curves
- Starting the third composite, 'Couple on a Cliff'
- Setting up guides in Photoshop
- A trick when using the lasso tool
- Replacing the background
- Making the cliff a silhouette
- Adding our couple into the scene with a silhouette brush
- The one-click moon
- Adding some birds into the scene
- Film grain step again
- Color grading presets
- That's a wrap, folks!