I have been doing digital art work commercially for about 35 years. (going back to Scitex days). I had retired, and sort of let my photoshop skills atrophy. Going back in retirement to painting old school (egg tempera mainly).. I had someone beg me to do a commercial project, re-uped my Adobe subscription. Low and behold. None of my old brush sets even WORKED in the newer versions of Adobe CC. This one set saved me hundreds of hours rebuilding brushes, and presets. allowed me to get right to work and saved the day.. Also some of the new brush tools in PS are pretty cool, and you've done a great job of explaining and demonstrating them in a way that people can easily pick up and run with. THANK!
This has to be one of the best Photoshop paintbrush tutorials (or just Photoshop tutorials period) I've ever watched. I'm not even 10 minutes into this and I subscribed to his channel and added this video to my favorites list. I plan to see what other videos he has. He uses techniques and shortcuts that otherwise would have taken me forever to do.
Hello Aaron! Greetings from Berlin! I allways thought how may I get soooo many small leafs on the paper - make a leaf brush. I allways thought how may I draw hundreds of scales - use Mixer Brushes! THANK YOU, MAN! This was extremely helpful!
Mindblown!!!!! BOOOM! Ive only ever used the standard basics... saved and liked... im trying to do a conceptual beatboard with a landscape going off into the distance and i needed a textury rough random brush.... I need that bush brush or whatever it is... Mixer brush was something that blew my mind...
you dont know how long ive struggled with grass textures. I have so many foliage brushes and i never knew why they never looked good and now it makes seance. you have saved me
It's simply remarkable how one mere tool can be used in such a variety of different ways! Every video I see about the Mixing Brush is totally different ♥
Thanks for the lesson. I've been looking for this for hours. I've been wanting to create my own tree rather than using the script in Photoshop. Those were the only lessons I found until now. This is EXACTLY what I needed. THANK YOU!!
Little quick tip for the mixer brush: You can also use pixel images as color information. Find a .png of a tree (make sure the resolution is high so it doesn't negatively affect your work) and sample the leaves and you can instantly have an entire palette at your fingertips. You can also sample the work you have already done using the mixer brush leading to even more amounts of variation.
Even in the present time? probably there are those who more often use traditional tools for drawing... or traditional electronic tools...I think its very cool and valuable that you share your experience.... discoveries of new opportunities in the art
Thanks Aaron! This has piqued my curiosity about custom brushes. The end tree result has a strong sense of movement and being tousled by the wind, and it seems like it comes a lot down to rhythms in the mixer brush created by the leaf custom brush.
This will be super helpful for concept paintings, plus you can also save your new brushes as tool presets so you don't have to recreate a reference image each time. Adobe should be shouting about features like this!
I want to thank you for your generosity in sharing so many amazing tips. You are my favorite tutor in using photoshop, animation and character creation. I think I've watched all your free videos. Soon I intend to become an annual premium member on your site.
i can't believe i've been using photoshop for probably a solid decade and there's still tools i've never learned how to use. gonna have to try this out now
Marvelous. If I am get it correctly, the result is like an intersect of mixer brush and normal brush, gives wanted colors and texture to a normal brush .
Great tutorial bro! Another tip you can try is, after you option click your ball and select a shape, go to the styles tab and select a crazy effect. The ball now becomes that style.
Great tutorial. I always wonder about the new tools they add in. This was very clear and very cool. You gotta take advantage of smart objects. Convert your layers and then you can scale down and back up without destroying all your pixel data.
Since you said you’re a traditional artist, I’d like to share with you that by putting a couple textured swatches in the mixer brush with a grunge brush, Then turn the spacing down, it gives the same or similar effect to double dipping a paint knife in different colours.
Thanks a lot Aaron, this will help me to enlarge my ideas now while I'm working with a present for my friend. I do really enjoy your lessons and professional knowledge. Thanks again!
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3 years on illustration and they never taught me this! you're a hero!
This one is still relevant thank you Aaron Blaise for giving such as a high quality of information
Excellent, that was my first lesson on photoshop painting, it has made me enthusiastic to continue!
All these years and I had no idea that the Mixer brush was there. Just that little nugget of information alone has helped me exponentially. THANK YOU!
Also thank you so much for sharing your knowledge for free
I have been doing digital art work commercially for about 35 years. (going back to Scitex days). I had retired, and sort of let my photoshop skills atrophy. Going back in retirement to painting old school (egg tempera mainly).. I had someone beg me to do a commercial project, re-uped my Adobe subscription. Low and behold. None of my old brush sets even WORKED in the newer versions of Adobe CC. This one set saved me hundreds of hours rebuilding brushes, and presets. allowed me to get right to work and saved the day.. Also some of the new brush tools in PS are pretty cool, and you've done a great job of explaining and demonstrating them in a way that people can easily pick up and run with.
THANK!
This has to be one of the best Photoshop paintbrush tutorials (or just Photoshop tutorials period) I've ever watched. I'm not even 10 minutes into this and I subscribed to his channel and added this video to my favorites list. I plan to see what other videos he has. He uses techniques and shortcuts that otherwise would have taken me forever to do.
I've been using photoshop for like 10+ years and never knew it was that easy to lock a layer and paint on it... ty sir!
Not only I´ve learned about mixing tool but also caught other usuful tips! Thank you a lot!
That Mixer brush moment when you paint the spheres for the first time, its like oooh!
Hello Aaron! Greetings from Berlin! I allways thought how may I get soooo many small leafs on the paper - make a leaf brush. I allways thought how may I draw hundreds of scales - use Mixer Brushes! THANK YOU, MAN! This was extremely helpful!
Mindblown!!!!! BOOOM! Ive only ever used the standard basics... saved and liked... im trying to do a conceptual beatboard with a landscape going off into the distance and i needed a textury rough random brush.... I need that bush brush or whatever it is... Mixer brush was something that blew my mind...
you dont know how long ive struggled with grass textures. I have so many foliage brushes and i never knew why they never looked good and now it makes seance. you have saved me
This has opened my eyes to a new way of making my paintings
Windows PC is 'alt' to sample - had things running on Cs5 using this tutorial, super fun to use thank you!
I have a question:I use photoshop cc 2015 but i use alt to sample .... not sample ..... not alt + click ne alt altogether
This video is from 2016 but holy hell, man, you just blew my mind. Thank you SO, SO much!
I watched someone else recently with the mixer brush and gave up but this is a real eye opener , thank you very much for sharing
It's simply remarkable how one mere tool can be used in such a variety of different ways! Every video I see about the Mixing Brush is totally different ♥
You sir, have won a subscriber. And a heart. Truly.
Thanks for the lesson. I've been looking for this for hours. I've been wanting to create my own tree rather than using the script in Photoshop. Those were the only lessons I found until now. This is EXACTLY what I needed. THANK YOU!!
Little quick tip for the mixer brush:
You can also use pixel images as color information. Find a .png of a tree (make sure the resolution is high so it doesn't negatively affect your work) and sample the leaves and you can instantly have an entire palette at your fingertips. You can also sample the work you have already done using the mixer brush leading to even more amounts of variation.
Nice tip indeed thnxs for that K.Prototype
Can YOU make a video explaining what you mean? I am verrrry confused.
Useful knowledge, thanks Aaron Blaise. Guys, Aaron starts with the mixer brush tool at 04:05
Mr Blaise is indeed a great man. Thank you very much for all your tutorials. I'm a big fan and a humble student of yours.
What a great video...you showed a use of tools that I've never considered. Thank you!
A wonderful tutorial! Definitely looking forward to trying this :D
That looked like so much and it was pretty cool to watch the development of that random drawing!
Didn't even know about this mixer brush! What a time saver. Thanks Aaron!
I learned so much with these tutorials, here I am back at them years later because their content is just too good.
That sun light so cool..
Even in the present time? probably there are those who more often use traditional tools for drawing... or traditional electronic tools...I think its very cool and valuable that you share your experience.... discoveries of new opportunities in the art
Sir, you are gold! I love it! Thanks a lot!
Wow!! All this time and I never knew about this brush, this thing is really incredible!! Thank You!!!
My mind is officially blown! Thank you, sir!
Thanks Aaron! This has piqued my curiosity about custom brushes. The end tree result has a strong sense of movement and being tousled by the wind, and it seems like it comes a lot down to rhythms in the mixer brush created by the leaf custom brush.
This will be super helpful for concept paintings, plus you can also save your new brushes as tool presets so you don't have to recreate a reference image each time. Adobe should be shouting about features like this!
im just in awe of how easily he makes something so good looking
Wow...impressive tutorial... Just awesome!!!!!
I am as well old school, you opened a new world for me Aaron thank you so much!
Very impressive lesson...thanks
This is such a brilliant tutorial! Always been scared of the mixer brush until now! Thank you!
You made my day beautiful . Thanks
I want to thank you for your generosity in sharing so many amazing tips.
You are my favorite tutor in using photoshop, animation and character creation. I think I've watched all your free videos. Soon I intend to become an annual premium member on your site.
Thank you for this brushwork tutorial. Will will be referring to it quite often.
i can't believe i've been using photoshop for probably a solid decade and there's still tools i've never learned how to use. gonna have to try this out now
Don’t feel bad there are TONS I’ve never even touched.
This is amazing. Seriously. You are representing the name well!
Came to learn about the mixer brush, and I did but I also learnt about like 5 other things. Thank you!!
Splendid lesson
Mr. - you are a magician! Thank you :)
You are such an amazing teacher!
MIND OFFICIALLY BLOWN. Totally trying this on Ps! Thank you for showing this "painting -hack" Mr Blaise! :D
I really admire that you are willing to learn new tools and different ways to use Photoshop! Thanks for inspiring my art and UA-cam channel :)
my day was made just drawing that ball...great channel, thank you
Amazing tutorial. Thanks Aaron.
Marvelous. If I am get it correctly, the result is like an intersect of mixer brush and normal brush, gives wanted colors and texture to a normal brush .
watching your clips is a pleasure...
A very good and informative tutorial. Thank you for this!
You are a great teacher Sir
Excellent. Thank you!
Oooh, You're right, I think that mixer brush has tons of potential!
Super cool! Thanks!
i was looking for something else but end up this tutorial is WAY MUCH BETTER than what I was looking for lol
Thx a lot for sharing Aaron ! Work well with Cs6.
The Digital Bob Ross, that's the feel of this video ahah awesome tutorial, thank you!
you´re the best, Mr. Blaise...
Was asking people if there is a way to do exactly this in Photoshop.....Now I know. Thanks!!!
Great tutorial bro! Another tip you can try is, after you option click your ball and select a shape, go to the styles tab and select a crazy effect. The ball now becomes that style.
Fantastic!! Amazing!!!
fantastic, thx for your videos.
Thanks my friend. No words for this tutorial.
Great tutorial. I always wonder about the new tools they add in. This was very clear and very cool. You gotta take advantage of smart objects. Convert your layers and then you can scale down and back up without destroying all your pixel data.
I've never used the mixer brush in photoshop before, so this was really helpful. Thank you :D
Astonishing
Thanks so much Aaron Blaise!
It was very helpful for me! Thanks a lot!
Nice work 👌.
This is really cool!
Wow, this is amazing demonstration! To be honest, I'm pretty sure 95% Photoshop users have no idea of this Mixer brush, and what is it capable of.
A generous man and an amazing artist
Clever stuff! Looks great as always! :)
Sir, you are the real G.
Awesome tutorial! Thanks!
Aaron, I bought your beautiful foliage brushes..I love them! Thank you so much for your videos...I have learnt a great deal. Greetings from Portugal
Since you said you’re a traditional artist, I’d like to share with you that by putting a couple textured swatches in the mixer brush with a grunge brush, Then turn the spacing down, it gives the same or similar effect to double dipping a paint knife in different colours.
loved the tutorial!!
can't afford the brushes but will try to make it with the existing set
Way cool. Thank You, I gained a lot here today.
Thanks a lot Aaron, this will help me to enlarge my ideas now while I'm working with a present for my friend. I do really enjoy your lessons and professional knowledge. Thanks again!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I love you brush's they are so cool !
dude this is gold. thanks
This was awesome!
This is so cool, never thought of creating a brush with a light source and shading!
what an awesome tips you give me!, thank you much
trop bien, merci pour cette vidéo
pretty neat!
Great video Aaron! Really informative and useful!
Thank you for this.
this is great Aaron! thanks!
thanks for sharing this! very useful
Phenomenal tutorial. Thanks for sharing.