Photoshop – can’t use any tools on my new layer apart from the paint brush, using a RAW converted image?

December 6, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by laura: Photoshop – can’t use any tools on my new layer apart from the paint brush, using a RAW converted image?
This is my first time using a RAW file. I can make changes on the background layer, but not the new layer. Any ideas?

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Answer by Nahum
Most of Photoshop’s tools only work at certain ‘bit depths’. 8 bits per channel is the most common, and is used by JPEG and PNG graphics. However, raw format images use whatever bit depth is available on the camera. (My Nikon D40X for example makes 14bpc images.)

You might want to make a copy of your image—after applying all the high-definition edits you wish to make—and then convert it to 8 bit color mode (Image > Mode > 8 bits per channel) to gain access to your other tools and layers. Keep in mind that the raw format image has more flexibility for editing, and all this flexibility is lost when converting down to 8 bpc.

How do I use Photoshop paint brushes in Gimp?

November 30, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by Cora Blackwood: How do I use Photoshop paint brushes in Gimp?
I downloaded some watercolor paint brushes and they aren’t showing up when I go to use them in Gimp. Somebody please help me I’m going insane!

Here is the link to the brushes: http://www.bittbox.com/freebies/free-hi-res-watercolor-photoshop-brushes-set-ii

I HAVE WINDOWS! I also know how to add them to my brushes folder it just doesn’t seem to be wanting to work.
The download saves them as paintbrusheswatercolor.vbr and then the file type is ZIP. Should that be changed?

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Answer by Tyler (Tyman2007)
Check source.

Can photoshop brushes be used in paint shop pro?

October 31, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by lillith: Can photoshop brushes be used in paint shop pro?
I have version 12. If so, is there a website with a tutorial on how to use them?
Thanks!

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Answer by Mujer Alta
There are some wonderful Photoshop brushes out there and, unfortunately, they can’t be used directly in Paintshop … but they can be converted and then used. Also, some brush designers offer “image files” along with their abr (photoshop brush) files. You can open the images in Paintshop and, if they’re not already PNG or GIF files with transparent backgrounds, use the Magic Wand Tool to select and delete their white backgrounds. Then use File>Export>Custom Brush. Give your new brush a name and click OK.

Here are the instructions to convert brushes along with the link for the abrViewer. It’s not difficult.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/abrviewer/
http://www.paintshopblog.com/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-convert-any-photoshop-abr-to-a-pspbrush-andor-jbr/

photoshop .abr brushes to corel paint shop pro XI?

October 9, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by Damn.: photoshop .abr brushes to corel paint shop pro XI?
i downloaded some photoshop brushes from deviantart. com. I am not the best at this. I know how to extract files and put new fonts, but thats about it. I really need help in the simplest way possible. Can someone explain how to take .abr files and put them into corel pain shop proXI ? PLEASE MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE!! i am not the smartest. Thanks so much. Appreciate it so much♥

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Answer by Joan
I have PSP X so I can at least get you started. I think I can take you all the way through if you will be patient and let me walk you through slowly 🙂
First you have to convert the brushes so they will be PSP compatible and to do that you need to download ABR Viewer. This is the link and it’s free –
http://abrviewer.sourceforge.net/
It’s easy to use and if you have a problem just let me know. Open the brushes with this program and it will automatically convert the brushes to .png files. It will also put these files in a separate folder in your document folder but you have to tell it to. Just check out all the options on the menus. As I remember the help files are good.
When you do this let me know. It’s better to email me (joanbrandt@bytheindigorabbit.com), but I will check back here also.
Joan

Photoshop brushes only paint white – PLEASE HELP!?

August 2, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by a.: Photoshop brushes only paint white – PLEASE HELP!?
The color dynamics option is faded for brushes. I have restarted Photoshop, my computer, reset brush settings, etc.

The brushes only paint white and won’t change color. Please help.

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Answer by Cs24
Im going to assume you mean just black and white, at which case make sure when you start a new painting to change the “color mode” to something other than bitmap

What websites have great paint shop pro brush downloads?

July 27, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by fran89: What websites have great paint shop pro brush downloads?
I’m looking for paint shop pro brushes to download, but I keep finding photoshop brushes instead. What websites can I go to?

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Answer by ariel
Try deviantart:
http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/applications/pspbrushes/?order=9&alltime=yes

Is it possible to convert Photoshop brushes into Paint Shop Pro?

May 30, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by So Curious: Is it possible to convert Photoshop brushes into Paint Shop Pro?

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Answer by Doug
No can do. Adobe Photoshop is not my software of choice. I would work with Paint Shop Pro. Despite all the hype Adobe gets, I think PSP is a hundred times better. Adobe is simply a commercial success. It has no real value.

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Photoshop: why is my paint brush acting like the burn tool?

May 18, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by wequaltoyou: Photoshop: why is my paint brush acting like the burn tool?
I’m still getting used to photoshop. I’ve reset it, and have no idea how i got into this but my paint brush is normal, my color pick is normal but it’s light, like it’s only making a shadow on the white back ground, i need solid black. How do I get thing’s back to normal? please and thank you

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Answer by Laura
Check the opacity and the flow. If those are both at 100%, check the opacity and mode of the layer you are working on. Make sure that the opacity for the layer is 100%, and the mode is Normal.

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Help with Photoshop paint brush please?

April 15, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

Question by yati: Help with Photoshop paint brush please?
I made a word look 3D in Illustrator, and then brought it to Photoshop to do what I wanted to do.
I launched that 3D word in Photoshop and I am trying to paint on it. But, when I select any color to paint, * all it paints is shades of gray *. What shall I do?
Someone else answered it. It was in Gray Scale mode =) Thank you though Cash.

*If anyone else is having the same trouble —
go to Image >Mode > then select RGB.*

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Answer by Cash
sometimes that happens. try restarting photoshop and make sure u dont have alot of windows open.
If that doesnt work , try to flatten the image at edit and then try to paint over it.
Or save it as a different image file and open that.

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Q&A: Help with Photoshop paint brush please?

March 11, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

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Answer by Adam
It is most likely set to gray scale, go to file and change grayscale to RGB color.

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