Choose the color you’d like it to be, then hit ‘b’ on your keyboard to activate your brush tool.

You’ll now see it at the bottom of your brush presets panel (window > brush presets).

Create the brush by going edit > define brush preset.

Group your texture with the adjustments, make a copy and merge one of the versions. An even balance between dark darks and light lights is ideal. Increase contrast by utilizing your levels and brightness/contrast layer adjustments.

Remember to fully desaturate your texture before creating your brush.

To remove a watercolor’s paper background (so it can be placed on any color), check out video #7 in this course.

If you already have the texture as a transparent png or psd file, perfect! You’ll have to use a texture that already has its background removed.

Softer, lighter colored textures will yield less dramatic effects.

Use textures with good color + texture variety for the most interesting results.

Here are the most important things to keep in mind as you create your watercolor photoshop brushes:

Watercolor Textures for Graphic Design class.How to Create a Watercolor Photoshop Brush See the full tutorial below! Pin it for later!

These are really quick to create and can be huge time savers. It’s been a little while since I’ve posted a watercolor tutorial! If you’ve been here for some time, you know we can’t have that 😉 This week I want to share how to create a custom watercolor photoshop brush! Having a watercolor photoshop brush in your brush library is super handy for two reasons: #1 you don’t have to file > place large textures or search for them on your computer, and #2 it keeps file sizes smaller.

Photoshop watercolor brushes