Forum: Photoshop


Subject: Using Brushes To Create Landscapes

CStrauss opened this issue on May 30, 2009 · 5 posts


spedler posted Sat, 30 May 2009 at 11:46 AM

I bought a similar set of brushes - it was Ravnheart's Landscaping Kit - back in 2003, one of the first things I ever bought here. Very good they are too, very useful for running up a quick backdrop to a scene. The image shows one of the things I did with them. I think (it was a long time ago!) it's all made with that set apart from the dragon, which was from another brush set.

Basically, this is just a plain purple background with several layers each containing an indvidual element - rocks, water, clouds, etc. None of the brushes is actually coloured, as I was aiming for a silhouette effect. It doesn't hold up as a standalone image but would work as a backdrop. So there aren't really any tips to using these brushes, just give it a try and see what you get. If I was doing this now I would also be using blending modes, maybe lighting effects, adjustment layers and so on, but this is just made from a series of layers set to normal and that's it.

Steve