Simple Photoshop Settings

[@RRed04]

This is gold for someone who is always overwhelmed for all those settings out there. This is enough to start. Thank you!

[@LightingMentor]

I'm so glad it helped!!! Yes, too many tools to get lost in. It's nice to find some simple settings

[@spookman123456]

please make more videos! You're a great teacher! That's coming from a secondary school physics teacher who has dreams of becoming an artist. You're a very clear and motivating communicator.

[@LightingMentor]

Hi Joshua! I shall indeed make more videos. I've been away for 5 weeks shooting a tv show and now that I'm back I hope to find a more regular rhythm for making videos :)

[@ashwinbhat4267]

Woah how come this doesn't have hundreds of thousands of views??! This series is amazing

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you Ashwin!!!!!! That's a very high compliment

[@Alice-ft4ie]

2 videos in and I feel like I’ve stepped foot into a goldmine! Truly, thank you for sharing your knowledge and interface tips! I use Adobe suite for work a lot but not at the capacity/efficiency of use you’re showing here. Excited for the rest of your series!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you Alice!! I'm super happy you found this useful. I'll do my best to make some more videos

[@levvy7879]

ahh years later and this video is still a lifesaver! Not sure why youtube doesn't have more explanations about basic brush presets like this, I was reallys truggling figuring how to blend naturally

[@lydia5002]

I love this! Such accurate advice and information! I like how it doesn't feel like I'm watching a video. It feels like I just asked for advice in person and you just sat me down by your desk to explain it to me (is that weird? lol) Anyway, this entire series is a gold mine and I am honestly in shock with how few likes and views you have.

[@LightingMentor]

This is such a great response to this video. Yes, my aim was to make this as relatable and practical as possible. Thanks for the feedback. Keep creating!!

[@nowrinsiddique4574]

for students like me who can't afford to go to an art school, you are like an angel sent by God. thank you so much for teaching us , making everything simple. love from bangladesh ❤

[@LightingMentor]

Oh I'm so glad to help! Yes, art school is SOOO expensive. I'm glad to share with you

[@ChristopherHemsworthCreative]

I just discovered your channel and am so thankful. Thank you for giving us an insight into how you work. I love how straight-forward you like to keep everything!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you! I'm so glad you found this helpful

[@SvenjaChristina]

It was like Christmas to get the brushes! This video here (and the next one with the egg), helped me figure out how to use the mixer brush - can't imagine doing paintings without it now! Huge thank you, Jeremy!!

[@christianalvarezcrivellaro9185]

Thank you for sharing your settings and brushes! a true Kickstarter for anyone !

[@brunofp5124]

The quality of your channel is amazing, I hope you create more videos for us! Thanks man!

[@LightingMentor]

Awwww, thanks!!

[@oof4197]

by far the easiest and most helpful guide to set up photoshop for painting, thanks bro !!

[@LightingMentor]

You are most welcome!! :)

[@berkeguler]

sir u are a amazing person with amazing digital art skills also i have to thank u for sharing brushes for free with us. as a graphic design stundent i have to know everything about colors and digital art if i want to be a proffesional designer in my life and as a design student it was a big luck that i hitted ur video :)

[@DEADLINETV]

I've been using Photoshop for over 20 years now but I never got really good a digital painting! I sticking around to learn a lot! Thanks!

[@LightingMentor]

:) Thanks. I do hope I can help with your painting

[@Jonathan-a-az]

Thanks so much for this. Has immediately turned my blobby studies into studies I feel I have control over. I now have some motivation to keep a daily routine, as I try to learn this stuff. I look forward to more videos because I'm finding them really inspiring.

[@Lilbitster]

So much great info. Thanks for the brushes and tips on how to use them.

[@luciditywaling]

Thank you!!! Thank you!! Thank you!! My pen art is very good, but my color work is shite. It's very generous of you to make this available to fellow artists.

[@Trid3nt861]

This channel randomly popped up on my youtube phone app. I remember years ago sseing one of your videos, probably the algorythm or data statistics discretely recommended this in my feeds. Im actually enjoying your videos and seeing these videos taught by an industry veteran such as yourself is quite nice. I should stop being pesimistic and lazy and try your color videos on digital.

[@DaDoubleDee]

Thanks for the brush downloads!!! I really like the chalky brush

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome!!!

[@Alfred_the_doodler]

I have never seen that mixer brush setup. Thanks for sharing!

[@julespitt]

Hi Jeremy! Big fan of your videos; its the first time in a while that a painting/color channel actually grabs my attention instead of overwhelming me. I really like how you present your content and how concise you are. I noticed you use the brackets shortcut to change the size of you brush; don't you find it much quicker to hold ctrl+option and slide the brush to change the size/feather?

[@LightingMentor]

Aw thanks Julio!! I'm so glad you liked my videos. What a great tip on the ctrl+option. I learn something new every day. Thanks friend!

[@sentientsid07]

Ive been watchiny your videos recently and all of them are amazing! Thank you so much for making them, theh really help me out with my art.

[@_aiborie]

Thank you for mentioning the Color Wheel option! Years ago Photoshop didn't have it. I remember how people were still using Corel Painter for the brushes or color wheel alone, and a plugin called Coolorus was also a thing. So funny how I just found it when I came across this video months ago (just left a comment now hehe).

[@LightingMentor]

Ah yes!! I was one of those people who used Corel Painter instead of Photoshop. I also loved their blenders compared to Photoshop's smudge tool (I still don't use smudge). Luckily Adobe got a clue and made it into a great painting tool

[@_aiborie]

@@LightingMentor Thank you for taking the time to reply The smudge tool is still so slow to use but it's always a delight to see the advancement of tools.

[@rlopez7016]

Greetings from Acapulco Mexico. I love this, thank you for posting! Very similar to what I use and your video clarified a few settings where I was not 100% positive. Cheers -

[@Epicviz]

I've been always a fan of your work. I still have those gnomon color theory classes in my disk. But today I'm starting my (learn some drawing) journey with your channel.

[@minetruly]

Thank you for the brushes and for not overwhelming us!

[@chieuhoanguyenphuoc1063]

I have never ever comment to say thank you on any art teaching chanel. This is the first time i say it. THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH. I always so confused and get intimidated by all the tool and setting, software, not to mention how lighting and color work..etc. You explain everything so well and make me have the will to try drawing. Come to this video from the video painting an egg.

[@LightingMentor]

Wow! Thank you!! I'm so very glad you have found these videos helpful. I'm honored that you wrote :)

[@ana_st1ajoy]

super exciting stuff here, I have passion for art, but im not good at it, I dont have a clue where to start, do I have to have skills before I can paint an egg, I think of myself as a compete begginer. Im 14 and really want to become better, maybe I should be just sketching in my book but I have a tablet and photoshop so why not learn now? and sow far I love your videos PLEASE GOD CARRY ON MAKING THESE you are now my new teacher. great job!!!!!!!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you! I'm so glad you found these videos helpful. Yes, do just jump in and give painting a try. You don't need to wait. I've taught a lot of friends to paint who have never drawn before. Let me know how it goes! Keep creating!!

[@ana_st1ajoy]

@@LightingMentor Thank you mate, I will try my best!!

[@quantum_leap786]

Man I can already tell you're channel is gonna be a live saver Im gonna be watching it very closely Great work so far

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks Daniel! I'll do my best to make some more videos soon

[@maryamnaji179]

this is so so amazing man, may i ask what are ur brush pressure settings

[@Bu-Bizu]

I’d love to see a procreate review some time in the future! Awesome Vid!!

[@LightingMentor]

Yes, for sure. Others have asked for the same too so I'll have to make a Procreate video as well

[@mustachetwiddler6594]

Awesome. I've been illustrating in Photoshop for a few years. Would you believe I've never used the mixer brush? I'm interested in watching your process and seeing if I've been needlessly suffering this entire time. Haha!

[@LightingMentor]

Yup, I went many years not using it too. It's a hidden gem of a tool. So glad to help

[@ncm2738]

Awesome stuff! Im having trouble getting the chaulky brush pressure variation to work properly though. Are you using pen pressure to affect opacity? or is it in brush settings?

[@nukoshi2964]

I'm gonna watch all of your videossss

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you kindly!!!! :)

[@alexhawkhead]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge - the first video alone in this playlist is amazing, I'm so glad you showed up on my feed. I have to ask, do you ever use procreate?

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this. Yes, I love Procreate!

[@airraid23]

Can't wait to see what videos you do next! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. Can you break down your Brush settings a bit more in Photoshop? I followed your basic settings here and am using my Wacom tablet. When using the chalk brush at a large scale, I'm seeing a repetitive pattern which I think can be fixed by changing brush settings. Would love to know what you do. Thanks!!

[@Gaunc3R]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers.

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome!!

[@sheilafinchfineart]

Very useful video for setting up Photoshop (or Affinity Photo)!

[@LightingMentor]

I'm so glad you found this helpful

[@ShruthiLakshminarayana]

Thank you for the brushes!

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome!

[@processedsoy]

Amazing. Subbed! Thank you so much for the brushes ans setup tips!

[@foridabegum5132]

Good vedio

[@mayyu_arts]

Thank you for your time for creating these videos and sharing your knowledge and plus you have worked on ratatuli. It is one of my fav movies and best movies!!🥰🥰🥰 Ps: sorry for the movie name typo can't get it right. 😅

[@negarayoobi6290]

Thank you soooo much for the brushes 🙏

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome!

[@IndyKK]

Thanks. This is helpful. Your brushes work in Affinity as well, great! I don't use PS.

[@LightingMentor]

Oh that's awesome! I didn't know Affinity could import Photoshop brushes. Amazing!

[@therealjoal]

Nice

[@MrAsaqin]

looking forward to digital painting

[@LightingMentor]

Yes, give it a try!! :)

[@jj81Studios]

Are there certain settings being used in BRUSH SETTINGS tab when using chaulky brush? Besides the opacity and fill sliders up top? When using your brush, I'm not getting the same look and wondering if one of my other presets are interfering with your brush should work. It looks fine but seems off some how. Thanks!

[@LightingMentor]

Hmmm... weird. Maybe you can email me some images of what you're seeing? You can find my email link from my website jermilex.blogspot.com/p/about.html

[@jj81Studios]

@@LightingMentor thank you Jeremy, I think it was a bug with my tablet, I did a hard reset and is looking good now. Thank you for your time!

[@enaira8147]

Omg thank you so much for this!

[@Alexis-lg8gl]

Thank you so much for this it helps so so so much

[@LightingMentor]

You're very welcome. So glad it was useful

[@Roottech25]

what type of drawing tablet you use?

[@brunorendon9770]

Thank you kind sir. :D

[@pulpodesigner]

Thank you so much for the video, is really interesting how different artist work with really different setups of the same software, but I have to say you're maybe the most minimalist of the ones I've seen. I'm curious, why using the mixer brush instead of the smudge tool? Is there any advantage?

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome Pulpo! Yes, I think that too many people get lost in the technology and forget about light and color, so I try to keep things very very simple, especially when teaching. I do use more advanced features too, but didn't want to get to those quite yet on this channel until I had covered things that I think should be mastered first. To answer your question about the smudge vs mixer.... the smudge tool pushes pixels, but the mixes is more like a brush with blending. It's a subtle difference but I find I like the results of the Mixer brush far better. But if you can find uses for the smudge tool that's great too

[@lbricker9303]

I use Photoshop 7 (yes...). The brushes were incompatible with this version....can I work around?

[@fonBraunen]

Thank you, m8.

[@LightingMentor]

sure thing!!

[@carolpeluso3751]

Hey Jeremy! Sorry if someone already asked, but could you explain why do you use the mixed brush instead of the smudge tool for this purpose of blending? Thank you!

[@LightingMentor]

Hi Carol! Great question. So the smudge tool pushes pixels, and the mixed brush blends them. They kinda do different things, similar but different. Some people use the smudge tool, but I find it does more smearing than mixing. Does that make sense?

[@ilona3698]

Stick with it it gets easy over ti

[@LightingMentor]

indeed!

[@leodistefano7424]

grazie, grazie mille

[@LightingMentor]

Sei il benvenuto amico

[@jeffportland]

Hi Jeremy, Thanks so much for these thoughtful videos. I am actually going to stop watching them and start painting. Does Procreate brushes you use--or is there an equivalent in Procreate? Thank you.

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I am so glad you've enjoyed the videos and are going to go paint :) So technically I heard Procreate can import these brushes. Personally I like the "turpentine" brush in Procreate that is one of the defaults

[@intrinsicload]

idk if it's just me but i downloaded the ABR brushes file and am trying to use them on my ipad but it's greyed out when I try and add them to my brushes (yes it is unzipped)

[@gayesekula]

Curious how much of what you are showing us is possible in PS Elements? Hoping I'm not out of luck.

[@lorrihalliday1499]

How are you drawing on your drawing on your IPad and seeing it on your desktop monitor?

[@ontheruntonowhere]

That's a Wacom tablet he's using there.

[@LightingMentor]

Yup, I'm using a wacom tablet in these videos. When I paint on my ipad I am not connecting it to my computer. But there is a way to connect it like that if you prefer too

[@twopintsofmilk]

Cheers Jeremy

[@LightingMentor]

:)

[@hotsauce7124]

Thank you so much!

[@LightingMentor]

you're most welcome

[@mam121555]

LOVE your videos....hit a problem downloading the brushes....I am getting an error 32-broken pipe...any suggestions?

[@mam121555]

Oh, I figured it out...got them now! Thank you.

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks Alice! As for the error... I've not heard of that one, but I did a quick google search and found that other people have had a similar problem in the past in particular with photoshop brushes. Some fixes include turning off content blockers in your browser. Hope you can find a solution. If it still doesn't work message me again and we can find a way to get your those brushes

[@Void_Astrea]

I. Can. Not. Believe. I never. Thought of reading all the setting up top with the mixer brush to see clean brush, and not pick up color 🙆‍♂️

[@channguyen8549]

the Photoshop ver I'm using doesn't have color wheel so I'm struggling a bit in picking color TT

[@LightingMentor]

Actually this color wheel should be there... go to the "hamburger" menu on the top right of that panel (the three lines) and clock it. You should see the choice to use the Color Wheel there. Hope this helps. Photoshop's default is the Hue Cube

[@subhankitbasu620]

Hi, can you explain the Wet to 100, Load and Mix option in Mixer Brush and why we set them to 0, like what they do ?

[@LightingMentor]

Oh man... There's a lot that these settings can do, but just wanted something simple to start with for beginners. Maybe I will post something in the future about more complex tools in Photoshop. There's so many amazing things in there, but I want new artists to focus on the art itself rather than getting lost in tools

[@subhankitbasu620]

@@LightingMentor okay thanks 👍 btw do you have a discord or something else where i can post my color and light study and learn?

[@lorrihalliday1499]

Your tablet doesn't seem to be mirroring how are drawing on the tablet but seeing it on the monitor? I have looked everywhere for a set up like yours and to avail. Please explain in you can Thanks

[@LightingMentor]

Hi Lorri! I saw your email and just replied with a few links. I hope this helps!

[@davidw2786]

Hi Jeremy, I am really enjoying your videos. I have learned a lot from the first couple. I went back to this video though to see if you have links or info about your tablet selection. I have been reading reviews and there is a really wide range to choose from. Would you consider making a video discussing tablets? And/or share some links to what you use? Thanks so much, David

[@alinazai9742]

Sorry I'm very new to Photoshop. I downloaded the zip file but photoshop is saying it is not compatible with my version. I think it was because the file I downloaded was still a zip file and not abr? Do I need use like a zip file extractor or something to open your file before I try to import it into photoshop? Any advice? because I would love to use your brushes. Thanks!

[@LightingMentor]

Hi Alina! Yes, unzip the file first. If you're on Windows right click, then go to 7-Zip, then Extract here. You should be able to see the .abr file to import into Photoshop. If you're on a Mac just double click the zip file and it should extract. Hope this helps

[@alinazai9742]

@@LightingMentor Thank you so much for the help! I love the easy to follow videos, can't wait to see more :)

[@CaCriGuz]

Thank you :)

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome

[@Artist1974CH]

Awesome video and channel! 😊🙏 You know what? You look like the slender version of Peter Griffin!

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks! So glad you like my videos. And ha! I've never been compared to Peter Griffen before. Thank goodness it was the skinny version

[@Artist1974CH]

​@@LightingMentor You are welcome!! 😊 When I first looked at you, I said to myself, "Oh my! He looks like the skinny version of Peter Griffin! LOL" I just subbed to your channel! 😊🙏 I am looking forward to see more of your awesome videos! You have a wonderful day! 😊

[@quininsights7163]

Man the software scares it's terrifying

[@LightingMentor]

Yes, tools can be overwhelming for sure. I suggest starting very simple. If you have an ipad I highly recommend the Procreate app. Itshould be far less intimidating than Photoshop

[@KashanArtist]

Thanks 👍

[@LightingMentor]

you're most welcome

[@yacoobjoestar3121]

As someone who uses Clip Studio Paint, can anyone show me the actual settings for the brushes so I can recreate them in CSP?

[@flomil8333]

Hey that's weird but the brushes from the destription in my Photoshop don't look like those on the video! What can I do to fix it?

[@flomil8333]

And one of them don't even work

[@LightingMentor]

uh oh... that's not good. I'm not sure why they don't work. Hmmm. I wonder if anyone else is seeing the same thing. I have seen people have problem with WindowsInk making their Photoshop not function properly and not having pressure control, so maybe this might be the issue. If you search for WindowsInk Photoshop fix there is a simple workaround. Give that a try and let me know

[@flomil8333]

@@LightingMentor You think so? In general it sees my pen's pressure, but maybe something is missing when connecting with the brushes (some of downloaded are blank) I'll check this out, thanks!

[@earthtoarir]

when i zoom in and out on a tab, the other one zooms too. How do I solve this?

[@LightingMentor]

Hmm... that's strange. Sorry it took me so long to reply (been busy with film production). I wonder if there's something in Photoshop settings that is doing this. Did you get an answer for this yet? Let me know and I will try and dig deeper to help

[@earthtoarir]

@@LightingMentor I haven't 😔

[@rizkyendar]

preach!

[@Takoyaki-nz3hu]

Graphic tablets do cost but are much cheaper and easier to use, while saving your back from shrimp posture

[@MarcelloDegrecci]

Does anybody know how to recreate the mixer brush on Clip Studio Paint? I'm trying for aboute a month and still can't do it hahaha

[@LightingMentor]

Try using the Gouache Blender. It's one of the default brushes and requires no settings tweaking to get very similar results. Hope this helps!

[@minetruly]

*apologizes for cost of tablet* *Opens Photoshop*

[@antoniosarmiento8574]

not much easier... they'll simply make your digital art possible. I've met stubborn people, but God do NOT let me bump into someone who uses a mouse for this.

[@theanimelibarian7881]

Because nobody makes professional art with a mouse buy a tablet 😂😂😂😂😂