paint splatter effect in photoshop..

[geestring]

whats a good way of creating paint splatters and smearing in photoshop...

[iLikePie]

one way for splatters is to actually make some then photograph it. I just mixed a bit of blue dye with some flour and water to make a *slightly* thick paste, and dropped it on some card. Took some shots and now i have a variety of splats to use. Works pretty well for most of my needs.

you can also customise a few of the brushes to suit you depending on what kind of splats you want. If you're not looking for the spiky kind, you can do pretty well with the dry or wet media brushes.

theres also other brush sets you can d/l that are specifically for this kinda thing i think.

[geestring]

sort of want the effect like www.pitchforkmedia.com the blue splatter on the the side...

[geestring]

or maybe even something like this http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=652518

cant figure out the brushes in illustrator... too uniform and perfect...

[SimplyArun]

your best bet would be to download some brushes. just google it and you'll find plenty

[Jeff Wheeler]

Something like this:


Brush tool
I used a red foreground a brownish background
I Chose the brush '13' in the default set
Set the Hardness to 0, and I set the diameter to around 130.
Go to 'Brushes' menu, and turn off everything but Noise
Draw!


I got something like this:

[evildrummer]

I just download brushes for most things

[geestring]

ok point me to some good brush sites...

[Jeff Wheeler]

What was wrong with my method? It's much easier…

[geestring]

oh yes your method is good.. but for the second link i posted.. its more of a paint brush rather than a spray can...

[Jeff Wheeler]

I see. Well, you can do that, too. Add the variation thing, and it'll randomly move things around. Add both directions of variation.

:)

[geestring]

whats variation thing...

[fasterthanlight™]

these are some real grimey paint drip and splatter brushes
http://www.deviantart.com/view/10351757/

[iLikePie]

hey geestring if you do a search, you'll find links to brushes. Someone asked it not long ago, there's a few links in the useful tutes/resources sticky, and also in other posts.

and you shouldn't use illustrator for this kind of thing (in my opinion)... you CAN do it, but especially for really detailed ones photoshop is better, so don't worry about the illustrator brushes for this (though it's good to understand them anyway).

[vini]

Look for Brush resources. even the default brushes can be help, just mix and match different brush styles. there you go

[CanisMajor]

these are some real grimey paint drip and splatter brushes
http://www.deviantart.com/view/10351757/

Thanks for the tip. I have been looking for brushes like these. :hugegrin: