Brush Creator: How to's

How to create custom brush preset

Select the brush preset you wish to customize in the Brushes panel.

Set the custom Size, Opacity/Loading and Water/Oiliness parameters for the brush preset in the Properties panel according to your needs. To save these parameters, click the "Save Volumes" button in the Properties panel.

To visually display which parameters have been saved to the brush preset, go to the Brushes panel menu > Icon and check "Volumes".

If you want to customize more settings for the selected brush, open the Brush Creator panel by clicking the button at the bottom of the Properties panel menu or via the Window menu > Brush Creator. The Brush Creator panel allows you to change the Shape and Grain of the brush, and modify Pressure, Shape, Grain and Canvas Settings.

Tip

You can import custom shapes or grains for your brush preset. The maximum size of the texture saved to brush files is 2048 x 2048 px. The maximum texture we use for painting is 1024 x 1024 px. Textures saved in the brush are images with lossless compression (PNG images).

The changes you make in the Brush Creator will be applied to the selected brush preset automatically. If you decide to save the changes as a new brush preset, click the button "Save as New Brush Preset" in the Brush Creator. A new brush preset will be added to the Brushes panel.

The "Save as New Brush Preset" is also available in the Properties panel menu and Brush Creator panel menu.

To save the changes you have made to the brush preset as default, click the "Save Changes as Default" button in the Brush Creator panel. You can find this option also in the Properties panel menu and Brush Creator panel menu.

To reset all brush changes to default, click the "Reset Brush Changes" button in the Properties panel or in the Brush Creator panel. You can find this option also in the Properties panel menu and Brush Creator panel menu.

Video tutorial

Learn how to make a custom brush preset in this video: Digital Brush with Traditional Feel. Create Yours.

How to import brush presets

To add a new brush preset to the selected tool, select the 'Import Brush Preset' option in the Brushes panel menu or via the Brush Creator panel menu. A dialog window with Rebelle brushes will open. Select the tool's folder where the brush preset is located, select the brush preset and click 'Open'. A dialog window will open asking you to choose where this brush preset should be imported: either to the "Current Tool" or the "Preset Tool". Choose the "Current Tool" to import this brush preset to the tool that is selected in the Tools panel.

Tip

You can easily copy the selected preset either via the Properties panel menu > Copy Brush Preset to Clipboard or with the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + C (on Windows) / Cmd + Shift + C (on macOS). To paste the preset to the selected tool, go to the Properties panel menu > Paste Brush Preset from Clipboard or with the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + V (on Windows) / Cmd + Shift + V (on macOS).

How to export brush presets

To export the brush presets, go to the Properties panel menu or the Brush Creator panel menu and select "Export Brush Preset". A dialog window will open asking you to choose where the brush preset should be exported to.

All Rebelle brushes are accessible via the Help menu > Show Library Folder.