Making realistic knitted heart shape with PS custom brushes

The production method of the effect chart is relatively simple, but the originality is very unique. The whole effect is done with a small custom brush. Before making, we need to make the appropriate brush shape, defined as a brush, and then set the corresponding parameters in the Brush preset panel, and then use the path strokes to get the desired effect.

Final effect

1. Make a brush that belongs to you:

Select the Pen tool, select the shape layer in the pen Properties panel, and tick the shape shown in the following figure. Because a brush may not be able to achieve the desired effect at once, use the shape layer backup path to facilitate later modification.

Copy the newly created shape layer, the grid layer, the selection tool box to the image that just grid, copy. Paste after creating a new layer.

Select Menu: Edit > Define brush preset, name it yourself.

2. Set Brush:

The figure below is a specific numerical setting, and the spacing between the sizes is obtained after several tests. In the shape of dynamic properties, we should pay special attention to the control of angle jitter selection, remember to choose "direction."

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