Skills DevelopmentPaintbrush Tool

Hayley McCarthyGCE AS Media StudiesCity College Norwich

The paintbrush tool is very simple to use, but can also be very versatile when it comes to effects and layering. In this example I layered the white paintbrush under a gradient to give a further tone. Here I experimented with smoother lines vs. zigzags.

I also demonstrated this skill to the class.

Saturday, 28 September 13

I created a new layer using CTRL+J, if I was to make any

mistakes I could easily delete the

layer, which wouldn't effect the image underneath.

I put this layer between the

gradient (rectangle) and the image.

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2. I selected the paintbrush tool with 100% hardness and 0% spacing to make the brush

flow. Should the spacing had been greater the brush would have been jittery and not as

aesthetically pleasing. I set the brush size to 29 px which is small allowing for finer detail.

I then experimented with various line types which outlined my main image.

Saturday, 28 September 13

Due to using a mouse, some of the lines are inconsistent and wonky. This would be eliminated if

a graphics tablet had been used. 

The zigzags really make the main image 'pop' which is useful for my front cover. The plain background works well with the more busy and complicated design. I would like to use

this in my final front cover.

Saturday, 28 September 13