This is was makes the brush a bit more sharp - this is much better than adding the “noise” effect.Īnd here’s some comparing examples of the brush:

(I do this to more or less all my brushes since I don’t like how the spacing look when you set a lower flow/pressure setting)Īfter that, check the box “Texture” and then under the options check the box “Texture each tip” and have 100% depth.

So I discovered how you can make the brush a bit more sharper, but not too sharp so it would look like it was made in Microsoft Paint…įirst off, make sure that you set the spacing to 1%. And I really don’t wanna resize my images too much just to make the lineart appear sharper. But I don’t think the default “hard-round” brush is that sharp enough for my taste. I like sharp lines when I make lineart digitally. I’ve been using Frenden’s free inker for awhile and I absolutely love it!.I have a hard time using Photoshop’s default brushes now.Minitutorial: How to make a nice, sharp brush for lineart in Photoshop I love the Sumi Brush and the rest of the ink pens are fantastic. These are, by far, the best set of PS brushes I’ve come across. In addition to several inking tool presets, there are robust pencil tools for blue-and-red-line-roughs and general sketching. Here’s a short video showing an early version of just one of the tool presets included in this set. The response from peers who’ve tested the set has been unanimously positive. To my knowledge, no one else has used this technique to create inking tools. The result is a brush that, while not 100% opaque at the lightest marks, provides a hell of a lot more fidelity and control.

Since around the time of the Photoshop CS6 Beta, I’ve attempted to create a brush that combats these shortcomings by dropping out some of the lowest pressure mark-making with a combination of flow and texture settings. It blows out pressure at the low end leaving feathered lines difficult to create.

Making thick-to-thin strokes requires a lot more care and deliberate line control than would even be necessary with an analog sable brush and real ink. Photoshop doesn’t do well at interpreting light tablet pressure. Note: These Tool Presets are only compatible with Photoshop CS5, CS6, and Creative Cloud.

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