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Blue-Uncia — Proper use of the grass brush

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Description Photoshop tutorials: Grass tutorial 1: Using the grass brush
July, 2009

Here's the grass tutorial I've been meaning to make for such a long time: a tutorial on the proper use of Photoshop's grass brushes. I've seen them being abused for so long, that I just couldn't take it any longer. For additional tips and information, please also check out these other tutorials:

- Grass-tutorial , another tutorial about how to use Grass Brushes.
- Tutorial - Grass , a tutorial on how to make your own grass brushes.
- PS - Background Brushes , more brushes.
- Brush Techniques Tutorial , about how to fiddle with brush settings. This person also has a lot of lovely brush sets on offer!
- Creating Brushes in Photoshop , title says it all.


I think I'll enable critiques for this. Tell me what you think, not just about the tutorial but also about the technique.
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Comments: 70

Blue-Uncia In reply to ??? [2009-07-07 19:31:04 +0000 UTC]

Exactly.

I just scrolled through dA's grass tutorials again, and boy. They seem to have multiplied since the last time I looked! Most of them are pretty much the same, but still. LOTS of grass tutorials. XD So I guess there's bound to be something for everyone. Heh. ^^

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calleena In reply to Blue-Uncia [2009-07-07 20:10:25 +0000 UTC]

[link]

seen this? my fave tuts with mostly pics, maybe you'll find something interesting there

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Blue-Uncia In reply to calleena [2009-07-12 19:58:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I knew most of the ones on dA, but the others ones are new to me.

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Skudde In reply to ??? [2009-07-05 16:03:48 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful! And yeah, it makes me feel sick sometimes to see those pics where the "tube-grass" is like in the first pic. x_x

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Blue-Uncia In reply to Skudde [2009-07-05 19:08:16 +0000 UTC]

Lol. True enough. Me too. I just couldn't take seeing it any more. I hope this changes things. ^^

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Skudde In reply to Blue-Uncia [2009-07-06 06:54:16 +0000 UTC]

Let's hope so. I've even seen that tube grass used in one manga-album I have! And that's just too much to take, so thanks for making this tuto. ^^

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Blue-Uncia In reply to Skudde [2009-07-06 07:25:24 +0000 UTC]

Seriously? Owwwwww, that's not good. XD
NP.

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DBjet [2009-07-05 15:47:25 +0000 UTC]

lol i love this tool. use it all the time.
but step seven with the darker grass up close.. wow i hadn't thought of doing that. adds a lot of depth. i will do that next time.
great tutorial.

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Blue-Uncia In reply to DBjet [2009-07-05 18:58:25 +0000 UTC]

I noticed.

Step 7 is a pretty good one, yeah. Just remember that it only works for frog's eye view, though. So don't overuse it. ^^

Thanks!

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DBjet In reply to Blue-Uncia [2009-07-05 19:07:22 +0000 UTC]

ya. lol. frog XD

np

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Blue-Uncia In reply to DBjet [2009-07-05 19:12:20 +0000 UTC]

That's what they call it.

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DBjet In reply to Blue-Uncia [2009-07-05 19:25:39 +0000 UTC]

i know i know. i just think its funny

what about a giant frog? ..... oh. tall grass

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Blue-Uncia In reply to DBjet [2009-07-05 19:39:43 +0000 UTC]

If it's a tall frog, I guess it would be called bird's eye view.

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Enaxn [2009-07-05 14:03:28 +0000 UTC]

This. Is awesome. Usually when people use the grass brush, you go 'oh, they used the grass brush. That's cheap'. But this is so much BETTER. See, everything is useful if you know how to use it! Thanks for the awesome tutorial!

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Blue-Uncia In reply to Enaxn [2009-07-05 19:09:57 +0000 UTC]

In a way, I do always feel cheap about using the grass brush, even though I put in more effort than most people. But still, if you're short on time, it IS a pretty nifty tool to have at your disposal.

You're welcome and I'm glad it's helpful.

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tessiursa [2009-07-05 13:56:54 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Very helpful! And it looks realistic too. ^^

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Blue-Uncia In reply to tessiursa [2009-07-05 19:06:23 +0000 UTC]

(Ik zie dat je Nederlands bent.)

Bedankt! Fijn dat het nuttig is.

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tessiursa In reply to Blue-Uncia [2009-07-05 21:03:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh haha, ik had niet door dat je Nederlands was Maar ik zal dit zeker gebruiken als een achtergrond met gras maak

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Blue-Uncia In reply to tessiursa [2009-07-07 09:19:23 +0000 UTC]

Ik had het eerst ook niet door dat jij ook Nederlands was.

En fijn!

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