HI can anybody tell me how to create(make) this effect. It looks like it was made with some type of brush. or in another program. any tips?

That is a brush effect for sure. It looks to be a bone or something. Do a search for some extra brushes for PSHop. Michael.

I want to know how to create a trailing brush like this, and could this be made in photoshop? Thanks.

Sincerely,NIO

P.S this site is cool, quick replys :)

Its very simple, open brushes pallete and click on "brush tip shape" increase the spacing and voila you done :) Tihomir

Can you see it turns, can you post a little 500x500 picture like me here demostrating a brush you have made like that. Looks like its not possible. NIO

You could achieve the turn by painting the brush strokes on different layers, then rotating the layers. If you take a closer look at your example, you can see that the strokes are not constant and they actually overlap at the bends/turns. Michael;)

Attached Link: http://www.cbtcafe.com/photoshop/modifybrush/modifybrush.html

Here is a good clear visual tut on how to create the "spacing effect" with a brush. Find the right brush and apply the technique in the tut, then use layers like I explained above and you should be on the right track;) Michael

Change the angle to about 45 and spacing to about 130% but that depends on the brush shape under "brush tip shape", then increase the minimum diameter under "shape dynamics" :) Tihomir

Thanks for the help.

I created something similar by setting the spacing to something that looked good for my particular brush, and then under Shape Dynamics I set everything to "Off" except for Angle Jitter, which I set to 0% and set it the control to "Direction." Then the best way to get everything to space out correctly is by drawing a path with the pen tool that you'd like the brush to follow and then right click the path and stroke path, set it to brush (after you've selected your brush and set the proper dynamics) and you should have a (nearly) perfect rendition. Now all you have to do is find or make a brush similar to that. If you could find a dragonfly brush it might work, although you might have to chop off most of the body and save it as a new brush.

This may have been done with the Wacom 6-D art pen. It is built to recognize the rotation of the pen and rotates a brush when you turn the pen. I've attached an example of a winged sort of brush that I used just to show how it turns when I rotate the brush as I drag it on the canvas. It's not a bad investment at about $70 if you have the Intuos 3 tablet and Photoshop CS2.

I was thinking of buying Intuos 3 Tablet this year but did not know there where differnt pens to choose from when getting the tablet. Is this 6-D art pen the best one?

Hi Nio, it's the only one I have so far other than the one that comes with the Intuos (which you will LOVE by the way) I am totally amazed by the art pen. What it really does is eliminate the need to go in and change your brush direction. In my opinion, it's a HUGE time saver just if you like to work with brushes along borders. There's also an airbrush the simulates realistic airbrush. You tilt it to elongate and feather out a spray pattern and roll your finger on a wheel to adjust spray intensity. It also says you put pressure on the tip to control the brush size. There's also an inking pen that lets you capture your drawings on paper as well as on your computer. Now that one sounds fun! I can tell you though, I think I'll want them all after playing with my art pen. Hubby has some great ideas for me for surprises... Since I only own the art pen, I can't tell you it's the best one, but I wouldn't want to be without it, now that I have it.