Multi-colored brushes?

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dillon_sung
May 21, 2005
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I’m working on a project and have to insert this black-and-white image (a completely black picture with a white 2 pixel border created by "stroke") onto every page that I edit. And, being the incredibly lazy person that I am, have been trying to turn it into a brush (since I really don’t feel like dragging-and-dropping the image every single time), but the only thing that shows up is the black part. Is there any way to create multi-colored brushes?
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Corey
May 21, 2005
My guess is that the white stroke IS showing up, but blends in with the white background of the documents, giving the illusion that it is absent. You can’t make multi-colored brushes, since the color is determined by your foreground color. However, you may be able to create a blank layer, link it to the black image with the white stroke, Press CTRL+E to merge the two layers and then add a very small black stroke around the previous white stroke, giving it a visible edge to distinguish it from the document. Then use that or save it as a brush.

Peadge 🙂

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I’m working on a project and have to insert this black-and-white image (a
completely black picture with a white 2 pixel border created by "stroke") onto every page that I edit. And, being the incredibly lazy person that I am, have been trying to turn it into a brush (since I really don’t feel like dragging-and-dropping the image every single time), but the only thing that shows up is the black part. Is there any way to create multi-colored brushes?
JJ
John Joslin
May 21, 2005
Now, you begin by saying you have to insert this black-and-white image into every page.

Then you’re asking for multi-colored brushes.

Did it occur to you that, since the "source image" is a completely black picture with a white 2 pixel border, maybe the brush you created is not all black?

Try using it on a dark background. if it doesn’t work you are doing something wrong.

You aren’t trying to wind us up are you?
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Corey
May 21, 2005
Oops! I should’ve stated to repeat the merging with new layer process to incorporate the last stroke into the graphic, removing it as a layer effect. Then use your Magic Wand Tool (with contiguous unchecked) to select only the black, including the former stroke. Now define your Brush. You might have better luck saving it as a Custom Shape, by using the Paths Palette. This is best done at a high resolution. Tweaking the Shape with the Pen Tool(s)–removing extraneous anchor points, etc.– might be a good idea too!

Peadge 🙂

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My guess is that the white stroke IS showing up, but blends in with the white background of the documents, giving the illusion that it is absent. You can’t make multi-colored brushes, since the color is determined by
your
foreground color. However, you may be able to create a blank layer, link
it
to the black image with the white stroke, Press CTRL+E to merge the two layers and then add a very small black stroke around the previous white stroke, giving it a visible edge to distinguish it from the document. Then use that or save it as a brush.

Peadge 🙂

wrote in message
I’m working on a project and have to insert this black-and-white image
(a
completely black picture with a white 2 pixel border created by "stroke") onto every page that I edit. And, being the incredibly lazy person that I am, have been trying to turn it into a brush (since I really don’t feel
like
dragging-and-dropping the image every single time), but the only thing
that
shows up is the black part. Is there any way to create multi-colored brushes?

RB
Robert_Barnett
May 21, 2005
And, to answer your question. No Photoshop doesn’t offer multi-color brushes. All brushes in Photoshop are grayscale. So what John said is correct. If the border is white and you brush it on a white background you aren’t going to see the white boarder. I would suggest that if you need to stamp it on images white lots of white that you edit the image to so that white boarder isn’t white, but maybe a mid-level gray. Then create your brush from that.

Robert
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dillon_sung
May 21, 2005
Nope, not trying to "wind" you guys up, just too damn stupid, I guess. ha ha ha…

I used the phrase "multi-color" because I assumed that brushes only allowed you to paint on one color at a time and black and white are… uh.. two colors.

"Did it occur to you that, since the "source image" is a completely black picture with a white 2 pixel border, maybe the brush you created is not all black?"

Do you think that I’d even be posting here asking how to make a black and white brush if.. umm.. I created one already? Obviously, I’m doing something wrong since the white border isn’t showing up in the brush.

Thank you so much for not patronizing me and assuming that I’m so stupid as to not use the brush on a different colored background other than white.
JJ
John Joslin
May 21, 2005
Make a rectangular marquee around the design making sure you include the white part.

Go to Edit > Define Brush Preset and click.

The design will appear in your current brush set.

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