Here is an example using Multiply for the Blending-a really crazy result, though not my style. In this example, I changed the layer with the gradient and brush splatters to Soft Light, a much darker but really nice effect. Here is our example without the background image, only the canvas texture. Painting: Brush, Pencil, Pixel, Eraser, Paint Bucket, Gradient Retouching: Smudge, Clone Stamp, Healing, Sponge Blur/Sharpen, Burn/Dodge Drawing: Pen/. Also, if you try different blendings you will produce different results that are really cool as well. You can add your logo and also try a different color to see how it works. The settings for the Paint tool let you quickly adjust the size, softness, opacity, blend mode, and color, but additional specifications like the brush grain spacing, shape direction, and others can be found in the Advanced Settings menu.
#Pixelmator brush pro
Use the image below for reference.Ĭhange the Blending to Screen and there we go-we have a super cool watercolor effect. Each brush in Pixelmator Pro has a range of settings that can be modified to change the way the brush paints. Then select the Brush Tool (B) and, using the watercolor brushes, paint with different colors like red, orange, blue, green, and yellow. But it needs some color.Īdd a new layer and fill it with the Gradient Tool (G) the one I used was the Pink/Purple one. The last one and we have a nice image already. Rotate and scale the brush to match with the girl. The idea is that it simulates the girl’s hair, but does so using the brushes.Īdd another one and go to Edit>Transform>Free Transform, or just Command+F. Ĭreate a new layer and, using black, paint the first like the image below. Now let’s start painting some watercolor splatters. Click to open the Brushes browser and drag any of the. Then select the Brush Tool (B) and white for the color paint over the girl’s layer mask to show some of the masked areas, especially the neck and part of the hair, exactly like the image below. Choose Tools > Paint (from the Tools menu at the top of your screen). Go to Filter>Quartz Composer>Stylize>Color Pencil.
We need pretty much just the face for now. You will be hiding some areas of the image. Then, with a very soft brush using black as the color, start painting over the layer mask. Use the photo you want, but if you want to use the one I used, go to.
Now that we have our background done, we will add a photo of a woman that will be the model for our painting. Again, resize it to fit the image’s size and then change the Blending to Multiply. I’m using a canvas texture, and you can get it here. Place the image in the center of the document and then go to Edit>Transform>Scale and reduce its size to fit the page. Open Pixelmator and create a new document I’m using 1440×900 pixels. This tutorial was originally published at Pixelmator Learn site, you can see more tutorial I wrote for them at Step 1 The image we will create is inspired by the works of Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony, and Stina Person.
#Pixelmator brush how to
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a really cool effect using some watercolor brushes mixed with photos.