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Subject: Resize a Brush inside CS2?

FutureFantasyDesign opened this issue on Nov 08, 2009 · 8 posts

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FutureFantasyDesign ( ) posted Sun, 08 November 2009 at 9:57 AM · edited Tue, 04 February 2025 at 8:34 PM

Hi,

I am working on a project, and the image is 3600x3600... My max brush size is only maximum of 1800 high... How can I increase the size to fit the dimensions I need?

Thank you, and sorry I looked and did not find this question listed.

Ariana

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Quest ( ) posted Sun, 08 November 2009 at 11:23 AM

Brush size limit is 2500 pixels (CS3). To dynamically increase brush size press "]" (close bracket key) "[" (open bracket key) for decreasing brush size. Holding "Shift" key while pressing either "-"/"+" changes softness and hardness of brush at 25% intervals. Hope I understood your question.

athendesign ( ) posted Wed, 11 November 2009 at 8:16 PM

...what I often do, if my max brush size is not big enough, is to stamp the brush on a new layer, then resize it to be larger (using transform, ctrl-t) :)

FutureFantasyDesign ( ) posted Wed, 11 November 2009 at 8:32 PM

Oh shoot I never got a bot that I had a reply!!!

Sorry! OK, so Quest? Am I supposed to hold the ] and the shift while using the +/- ??? Sort of confused.

Athendesign? Do I have to do the brush in black? And how large can I increase the size? I need 3600.

ThanX to you both....

Hugs

Ariana

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athendesign ( ) posted Wed, 11 November 2009 at 8:57 PM

... you can make the brush whatever colour you want, your new layer will be transperant so your brush mark will 'float' over the top of your image... make the brush as large as you can to begin with, because as you use 'transform' the layer it's stamped on, it will become a little softer (as you interpolate up - aka make it bigger - photoshop has to make up pixels to do this). I usually set brush opacity to 100%, and then use the layer opacity to get transperancy if needed.

Quest ( ) posted Wed, 11 November 2009 at 9:50 PM

No FFD, pressing the brackets (“[ ]”) by themselves will either decrease or increase the size of the brush while the brush tool is active. Also while the brush tool is active, holding the “Shift” key while pressing either “-“ or the “+” will change the brush’s hardness from soft to hard respectively.

Yes, I agree with AthenDesign that making the brush as large as Photoshop allows will allow you to then stamp it onto its own layer. This will allow you to then resize the layer with the brush stamp on it to whatever size you need for the job.